International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has saluted Pope Francis following his death, describing him as "a ...

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Image: An athlete holding a flag stands next to a pillar with writing on it during the Olympic Truce event. Pic: Reuters There is the ideal that hostilities are halted during the Olympics and ...

HIROSHIMA--IOC President Thomas Bach got a mixed reception in his visit on Friday to Hiroshima to mark the first day of the so-called Olympic Truce. Such a one-day visit by a dignitary would ...

Pope Francis gave the traditional Easter blessing earlier today, appearing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in ...

The first initiative to revive the Olympic Truce was launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1992. In order to have a greater impact, the IOC relayed it to the United Nations (UN).

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Image: An athlete holding a flag stands next to a pillar with writing on it during the Olympic Truce event. Pic: Reuters The Olympic Truce There is the ideal that hostilities are halted during the ...

"Nothing can go wrong," he said drily, referring to the Session. Bach's more serious message was about the original Olympic Truce (the ekecheiria), how warring nations laid down arms for just over ...