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Ahead of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, a choir from northern Italy performed inside a Milan church as part of an effort encouraging inclusion and unity in communities beyond the competition. Around 70 teenagers and adults in the Terzo Tempo choir traveled from the neighboring city of Abbiategrasso for their Feb. 18 performance, titled “Like Yeast in the Dough.” It drew on a Gospel image that reflects the project’s spirit: a discreet presence that helps anyone rise from within. The choir’s concert in Milan formed part of the archdiocese’s strategy to seize the Olympic and Paralympic moment to impart Christian values.
Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson's career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was an athlete from a young age, and throughout his life he immersed himself in the world of sports. He accepted a football scholarship at Illinois, then transferred to historically Black North Carolina A&T after a year. Jackson was a quarterback for the Aggies in the early 1960s and was inducted into A&T’s athletic Hall of Fame in 1984. His sports experiences fueled a deep passion for ensuring athletes were given equal opportunities and treatment, regardless of race, gender, sport or native country. Jackson was a champion of the NFL’s Rooney Rule that attempted to address the lack of minority head coaches. He was a fixture at sporting events, especially the NBA.
A Milan church uses the buzz around the 2026 Winter Olympics to teach kids that sports values matter in everyday life. On Sunday, dozens of children receive snowflake-shaped medals at the Church of Sant’Antonio. Organizers say the goal is not elite performance. They say sport helps young people grow through friendship and respect. The Catholic Archdiocese of Milan leads the Tour of Sports Values. It brings workshops, exhibits, and sports into parish youth spaces called oratories. Basketball player Giordano Bortolani joined the kickoff. He told kids that sport and faith can shape character.