The Olympic Games was the primary “World Children’s Day”. Saturday to rejoice 50 thousand youngsters from everywhere in the world who welcomed Pope Francis, filling the stands and turns with smiles, songs, colours and messages of peace.
Sport was the protagonist not solely with the presence of the Minister of Sports and Youth, Andrea Abodi, the President of Sports and Health, Marco Mezzaroma, the President of CONI, Giovanni Malagò, Olympic athletes and different large names within the historical past of the National Football Team of -Italy, however we additionally thank the greater than 4 thousand girls and boys from sports activities golf equipment and associations all through Italy who accepted the invitation to attend introduced by Sport and Salute by the National Sports Federations.
In addition to music and leisure classes and questions that youngsters from everywhere in the world ask the Holy Father and obtain solutions with nice religion, there was additionally an area for sports activities, and a brief soccer recreation on the ‘Olympic’ subject. between two combined groups of girls and boys from 5 continents and different outdated glories of the Italian nationwide soccer group.
At the top of the match, within the presence of Pope Francis, the Minister of Sports, Andrea Abodi, the President of Sports and Health, Marco Mezzaroma and the President of CONI; Giovanni Malagò, in unison introduced a message from the world of sports activities: “The recreation – they stated, turning to the Holy Father – he guarantees, on this historic day, to strengthen cooperation with the Church to guard and assist the younger develop up in a greater world.”
“It was a wonderful, fantastic, and thrilling afternoon on the Olympic Stadium, which opens a window to the world – commented Minister Abodi -. Many women and boys inform their emotions, they open their hearts on the World Children’s Day which I hope will proceed within the following days in order that the feelings are usually not misplaced and encourage our day by day motion for the good thing about all”.
“For us at Sport e Salute, it was a pleasure to return to welcome Pope Francis 10 years after his final go to to the Olympic Stadium – stated the President of Sports and Health, Marco Mezzaroma -. It was very nice to see the stands full of the enjoyment of fifty thousand youngsters who got here to Rome from throughout Italy and the world. Then we had been very completely happy to welcome 4 thousand girls and boys from sports activities groups from throughout Italy who accepted our invitation, as a result of they had been “lovely sports activities faces” who welcomed Pope Francis in that “sacred place of the world“. The Olympic Stadium, already a container of true feelings and actual values, has right now been reworked into a rare megaphone of necessary messages resembling that of “peace” that should, and in sports activities, repeat daily. It was a day that may stay etched in our hearts and reminiscences. “
The presence of Pope Francis on the Olimpico for the primary “World Children’s Day” may also be closed from tomorrow with a shirt within the ceremony that the Holy Father signed when he arrived on the Stadium and which might be proven on the Stadium route. Olimpico Tour, and valuable souvenirs that inform the story of 71 years of this plant.
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