"Holy Games", a "free Catholic Airbnb", a "Paroisse JO label"... In April, the Catholic Church surprised by saying it wanted to play a role during the Olympics, with a program of events on the sidelines of the competition. The Pater Cup, a football match between religious on June 19, in Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis) inaugurates the mobilization of priests in Île-de-France. The Parisian church of the Madeleine was also designated the capital of Christianity during the Games. "We will receive thousands of people to share moments of evangelization and fraternity," says Father Patrick Chauvet.
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