The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address given Feb. 1 to those gathered in St. Peter’s Squarer, reflecting on Jesus Christ’s Beatitudes.
Winter Olympics
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Pope Leo prays that “healthy competition may contribute to building bridges between cultures and peoples, promoting hospitality, solidarity, and peace.”
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Skier Rebecca Dussault competed for the U.S. in the 2006 Olympic Games. Today she uses that experience to help youth find success in sport and connect to God.
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If you asked, “What does Christianity have to say about the Olympics?”, most people would probably shrug and say, “Not much,” not seeing any real connection between a seemingly secular …
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Among teammates, Curl-Salemme has had fun interactions over the topic of faith. “People just enjoy asking me questions and talking about the faith.”
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The Church hopes to guide sport so that “it is not dominated by an individualistic mindset (but) open to the dimension of the common good.”
