Muhammad Ali - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:04:40 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Muhammad Ali - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Boxing greats join Muhammad Ali's family's fight for religious freedom https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/03/13/boxing-greats-join-muhammad-alis-familys-fight-religious-freedom/ Mon, 13 Mar 2017 06:55:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=91840 Boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes and Roberto Duran are joining Muhammad Ali's family's fight for religious freedom. The alliance came about after Ali's son and former wife say they were detained at an airport for their religion. They linked the incident President Donald Trump's travel ban, which they are challenging on religious freedom grounds. Read more

Boxing greats join Muhammad Ali's family's fight for religious freedom... Read more]]> Boxing greats Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes and Roberto Duran are joining Muhammad Ali's family's fight for religious freedom.

The alliance came about after Ali's son and former wife say they were detained at an airport for their religion.

They linked the incident President Donald Trump's travel ban, which they are challenging on religious freedom grounds. Read more

Boxing greats join Muhammad Ali's family's fight for religious freedom]]> 91840 SVDP pays tribute to volunteer Muhammad Ali https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/06/10/svdp-pays-tribute-volunteer-muhammad-ali/ Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:09:00 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=83583 The executive director of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, AZ, has paid tribute to the volunteer work of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali. Steve Zabilski wrote that Ali, with his wife Lonnie, were regular volunteers at the society's dining rooms. Mr Zabilski stated that Ali was part of the Vincentian Read more

SVDP pays tribute to volunteer Muhammad Ali... Read more]]> The executive director of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, AZ, has paid tribute to the volunteer work of the late boxing champion Muhammad Ali.

Steve Zabilski wrote that Ali, with his wife Lonnie, were regular volunteers at the society's dining rooms.

Mr Zabilski stated that Ali was part of the Vincentian family.

"He came to our dining rooms to be with our guests. Not to lecture. Not to judge.

"He simply wanted to be with those less fortunate, those who were struggling.

"He wanted to let them know that they were Important. That they were loved."

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