Singapore worse than Beijing, no Mass for athletes at Youth Olympics

Spero News, 12 Aug 2010
Singapore (AsiaNews/CatholicNews) – The Catholic Church has planned a warm welcome for Catholic athletes competing in the world’s first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which will open on Saturday. However, religious services will not be offered in the Olympic village, the Games’ organising committee said.
Participants may use prayer rooms in the village’s Multi-Faith Centre, but have to travel outside for services such as Mass or other religious functions.
Singapore’s approach differs from that taken at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where a Religious Services Centre was set up in the Olympic Village, with priests, imams and religious leaders of various faiths available. Full story