THE POPE RECEIVED MIGUEL ÁNGEL GIL MARÍN IN AN AUDIENCE ON OCCASION OF THE AGREEMENT

Atlético de Madrid joins the 'Clásicos por la Paz'

The meeting provided the opportunity to seal the agreement between our club and the Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes that includes the activities of the programme 'Clásicos por la Paz.'

  El Papa recibe en audiencia a Miguel Ángel Gil Marín
Pope Francisco and the Global Director of Scholas with Rodolfo D'Onofrio, Oscar Moscariello, Alejandro Nadur, Marina Méndez, Barbara Berlusconi and Miguel Ángel Gil Marín.

 Pope Francisco received today, Thursday, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of our club, along with Enrique Palmeyro, Global Director of Scholas appointed by His Holiness, in a meeting that took place in the Vatican City. During the meeting, Pope Francisco was presented with the agreement signed between Atlético de Madrid and the Pontifical Foundation Scholas Occurrentes, a non-profit international entity of public good promoted by the Holy Father that works with schools and educational communities of all religions and cultures, both public and private.

During the meeting, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín took the opportunity of conveying to Pope Francisco the pride and satisfaction our club feels participating actively in the ‘Clásicos por la Paz’ programme, pushed forward worldwide by Scholas in order to carry out cooperation, complementation and exchange activities for the promotion of social integration through education and sport, with the support of football.

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