Posts Tagged ‘football’

Tuvalu: “You can’t play rugby on a runway”

Friday, December 6th, 2013

On my recent visit to the Pacific island of Tuvalu, I was intrigued to discover its unusual sporting story. When the sun sinks, and the baking heat subsides, the 1.7km airplane runway in the capital Funafuti comes to life as the main sports ground on the island with games of football and volleyball taking place Read more

Pope Francis meets soccer’s world-class stars

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Pope Francis met with Barcelona football star Lionel Messi and his teammates on the Argentine national soccer squad and Italy’s national team players at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican early this week. The teams met Wednesday in Rome in a friendly match. The pope told the players to remember they are role models on Read more

Football rivals pray for unborn

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Before the great annual battle on the football field between the Sacred Heart Indians and the St. Paul Cardinals, (which occurs this year on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Hallettsville at 4:30 p.m.) the two schools have united their spiritual efforts in the battle for life by praying for an end to abortion, for the protection of the unborn, and for the healing for those who had had abortions.

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