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May 16, 2015

Pope gives coaches game plan for building team spirit, ethical players

Pope Francis smiles as he plays with a basketball next to a members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team during his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 6.

VATICAN CITY - Coaches need to show integrity, fairness, patience, joy and kindness, especially toward those who are struggling, Pope Francis said.

Published in Vatican
January 24, 2015

What’s God got to do with football devotion? Plenty

Linda Del Rio holds a football signed by members of the Denver Broncos, outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 20. Del Rio was in town to attend a Vatican sports meeting and present the football to Pope Francis.

Did God lift Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s overtime pass into the end zone in the conference final, rewarding the prayerful Christian player with a championship victory and a trip to the Super Bowl?

Millions of Americans may think so.

Published in International