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As Olympics Get Underway, French Catholics Hold Prayer Vigil for Athletes
(RNS) — On Thursday (July 25), hundreds of French Catholics gathered in the Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis, the northern Paris suburb hosting the Olympic Village, to pray and bless athletes before the competition’s Friday opening. Joseph Green, a 22- …