As this year’s summer Olympic games open in Paris, the Vatican’s athletic department is calling for a cessation of all global conflicts and wars for the duration of the event and is urging participants to promote inclusion and fraternity.
In an open letter to Olympic athletes dated and published July 24, Athletica Vaticana, the Vatican’s official athletic association, noted that this year’s games are opening in the shadow of “wars, tensions and injustices – even with the lights off – on a global scale.”
