AFP file photo of Pope Leo XIV
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged nations to respect the tradition of the Olympic Truce as an "instrument of hope", ahead of the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Italy.
"On the occasion of the upcoming Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, I wholeheartedly encourage all nations to rediscover and respect this instrument of hope that is the Olympic Truce, a symbol and promise of a reconciled world," the US pontiff said in a letter on the value of sport.
