Vatican Urges Nations to Observe the Olympic Truce | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
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- Roman Catholic
- Published
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- 3:53
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The Paris Olympics are underway. As athletes and spectators are traveling across the globe for the different sporting events, the Vatican continues to urge nations to observe the Olympic truce and encourage a global ceasefire for peace. The Olympic Truce is a tradition dating back to ancient Greece. It calls for a halt to all conflicts during the Olympic Games and for seven days before and after. Its purpose was to ensure the safe passage of athletes, spectators, artists, and pilgrims to and from the games. Three thousand years later, it is still being invoked. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser has more. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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