Rome 23rd November – the participants at the 42nd General Assembly of the EOC, gathered in Rome since Friday, were received by Pope Francis at a private audience held in the Vatican’s Sala Clementina, the splendid hall wanted by Pope Clement VIII in honour of his predecessor Clement I, the 13th successor to Saint Peter.
In the frescoed Renaissance hall, Pope Francis greeted the leaders of the Olympic Family of Europe and called upon them to promote human and religious values at all and every level, values that are fundamental to a just and equitable society, and combine the educational role of the Church and sport so as to teach athletes the moral values these two institutions share.
On this occasion the EOC made a donation to the Church, for charitable purposes, and the President of the IOC awarded him the Order of Merit.
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