Pope backs Rome 2024 Olympics bid, but says he won’t see it
December 22, 2014
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Francis made the comments to members of the Italian Olympic Committee
St Peter’s Square could be Olympics venue
December 17, 2014
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Archery may be held in Vatican if Rome wins 2024 Olympics bid
The world record-breaking athlete and his extraordinary Catholic coach
July 24, 2014
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A brilliant BBC Four documentary tells the triumphant story of David Rudisha and Brother Colm O’Connell
When the crowd at Mandela’s memorial service booed Jacob Zuma an important line was crossed
December 11, 2013
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Will the public barracking of the South African president mark the beginning of the end for the politics of wishful thinking in Africa?
Hundreds gather for Race of Faith in St Peter’s Square
October 22, 2013
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Seminarians, Olympians and children take part in relay organised by Pontifical Council for Culture
The Olympic games now bask in our rosy memory bank of British triumphs (and averted disasters); but there was a negative inheritance too
July 31, 2013
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Greenwich Park may have been permanently damaged, whatever the appearances that it has been restored to what it was
Today’s Catholic must-reads: 18/07/12
July 18, 2012
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