As we said recently, Pope Francis is a fan of padel and his racquet is going to be auctioned off.

“Sport is a game”

This weekend was held a special day for the FIP (Italian Federation of Tennis and Padel) during which the Holy Father Francis received the participants of the International Symposium of Tennis and padel in the Paul VI Hall, the former Sala Nervi.

In a room of six thousand people, including many children and young people, members, enthusiasts, sports instructors from more than thirty different countries, the pope declared that “everyone should be encouraged to participate in sport for themselves, for the excitement, pleasure and relaxation it provides. It is gratuity, the spirit of gratuity with which we must play. Competition is healthy if it's all part of a “game”.

The Pontiff, who on the occasion of this event received a racket which he took in his hands with great amusement, added that “when sport is made for other interests, it loses its beauty”.

Vatican Flow Auction

Bullpadel will auction off a special pala: the Vatican Flow.

This limited-edition racket, designed by Bárbara Salvucci and hand-signed by Pope Francis, will indeed go on sale. The auction which opened on Friday May 5 with a starting price of €1 will close on Monday May 000, 22.

The objective is to help 500 families of the Santa Marta Children's Hospital in the Vatican.

Pala Pope Francis
Pala Pope Francis
Eleonore Coulibaly

What a pleasure to be a journalist in the middle of the padel, an attractive growing sport. I hope you enjoy the content offered. See you soon perhaps on the slopes!

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