US EditionPope Leo meets Italian Serie A champions Napoli
- Pope Leo held a private audience on Tuesday with Napoli, the freshly crowned Italian Serie A champions and rivals of Roma.
- The audience followed Napoli's victory against Cagliari on Friday that secured their fourth Serie A championship, while Leo's remarks indicated his interest in Italian football and questioned the belief that he supports Roma.
- During the meeting, Napoli’s president, Aurelio Del Laurentiis, gifted Leo a No. 10 Napoli jersey— honoring Diego Maradona's number— which included the pope's name and the autographs of the entire team.
- Leo emphasized soccer's popularity in Italy and worldwide, warning that sports may lose educational values if it becomes a business, and appealed to parents and officials to ensure the moral quality of competitive sports.
- Leo highlighted Napoli's title as a social achievement showing teamwork and sacrifice of individual talents for the common good, suggesting sports' social impact exceeds technical success.
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thecatholicspirit.comWelcoming Naples soccer team, pope hints he may not be a Rome fan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After days of frenzied celebrations in Naples, members of Italy's champion soccer team arrived at the Vatican for a papal audience but seemed unsure of the protocol. In a video released by Vatican Media, the players and coaches stood May 27 when Pope Leo XIV entered the Clementine Hall, and scattered
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