{"id":62419,"date":"2025-11-11T19:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/?p=62419"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:07:09","slug":"giroud-invites-you-to-the-congres-mission-christ-is-waiting-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/2025\/11\/11\/giroud-invites-you-to-the-congres-mission-christ-is-waiting-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Giroud Invites You to the Congr\u00e8s Mission: \u201cChrist Is Waiting for You!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-130644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uccronline.it\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/olvier_giroud_cattolico.webp\" alt=\"olivier giroud catholic\" width=\"602\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>In a short video, the football player <strong>invites people to join<\/strong> a Church event. It\u2019s not the first time that <strong>Olivier Giroud<\/strong>, a practicing Catholic, has put his fame at the service of the <strong>Church<\/strong>.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French Catholic striker <mark><strong>Olivier Giroud<\/strong><\/mark> has scored a goal!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not on the football field, but he has effectively <strong>sent a message<\/strong> in a direct and personal tone to young people and French Christians ahead of a major Church event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Olivier Giroud\u2019s invitation to the Catholics of France<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On October 29, through a short video posted on the <strong>Instagram<\/strong> channel of the <i>Congr\u00e8s Mission<\/i>, the former AC Milan and French national team champion\u2014now playing for Lille\u2014invited people to take part in the Congress that was held from <strong>November 7 to 9, 2025<\/strong> in Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giroud described the Congress as <i>\u201cthe annual gathering of the <strong>living forces of the Church<\/strong>, for moments of prayer, sharing, and commitment.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He then concluded his message with a strong encouragement: <strong><i>\u201cChrist is waiting for you!\u201d<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Watch the video<\/strong> (published on our <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UCCR_TV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61rIlUQTzH4?si=lr72pI4WJWr7rEyn\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Catholic Olivier Giroud<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s not the first time the French striker has used his popularity <strong>in service of the Church<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Already during the <strong>2023 World Youth Day<\/strong> in Lisbon, Giroud had <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcf.fr\/articles\/actualite\/le-message-du-footballeur-olivier-giroud-aux-jeunes-des-jmj-de-lisbonne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed<\/a><\/em><\/strong> about 40,000 young French people, encouraging them to live their faith with courage and openness: <i>\u201cAnd if Jesus were standing in front of you right now, what would you say to Him?\u201d<\/i> he asked, urging them to become \u201csigns of hope\u201d and to embrace their faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giroud, married and father of four, is also known for his commitment to <strong>persecuted Christians<\/strong> and for having <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/sport\/football\/olivier-giroud\/un-maillot-dolivier-giroud-aux-encheres-pour-ses-freres-et-surs-chretiens-persecutes-en-orient-a43285ee-a8a7-11ef-8248-4f6efd927e57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donated<\/a><\/em><\/strong> the proceeds from an auctioned jersey to support Armenian associations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Always far from scandals and worldly excess, <strong>Olivier Giroud<\/strong> has consistently been <strong>a role model<\/strong> both on and off the field for many of his teammates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once again, with a simple yet genuine gesture, he has shown the courage to <strong>step forward<\/strong> and proclaim what he believes in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giroud, a practicing Catholic, has long used his fame for the Church. 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