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London, England, Jul 26, 2012 \/ 12:03 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Catholics in England have created an Olympic Cross to help reach out to Olympians and attendees of the 2012 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe wanted to create a keepsake that symbolizes everything the games truly represent, something we could then pass on to future Olympic host nations,\u201d explained James Parker, Catholic Executive Coordinator for the 2012 Games.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cAs Christians our lives mean nothing without the Cross and so this seemed to be the most suitable object to commission for ourselves and as a future gift to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe cross will stand at the Joshua Camp, an international Catholic Olympic gathering to be held in East London from Aug. 1-13, the Bishops\u2019 Conference of England and Wales reported. The camp will provide hospitality, organize service projects and create a Catholic presence to foster spiritual growth and evangelization.<\/p>\n

\tOrganizers have described the camp as \u201cOlympic World Youth Day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFr. Simon Penhalagan, President of the Sion Community, blessed the cross in the presence of young Joshua Camp volunteers from around the world.<\/p>\n

\tThe Olympic cross was specially commissioned for the 2012 London Games. Artist Jon Cornwall, from the Walsingham House retreat center in Essex, designed and created the work.<\/p>\n

\tCornwall said he used 12 different types of wood from around the world to represent the 12 disciples. The wood making up the three-tiered base of the Cross includes three types chosen to symbolize the virtues of faith, hope and love.<\/p>\n

\tFr. Penhalagan said there is a \u201cgrowing affection\u201d for the Olympic Cross among those preparing for the Joshua Camp.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI am confident that those who will travel across the globe to be with us in London next week will also come to honor this Cross and in so doing will fall more in love with Christ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tParker said the Joshua Camp could become a model for how to combine sports and spirituality at future global sporting events.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis initiative is a powerful response to Pope Benedict\u2019s call to find ways to draw modern hearts and minds to Christ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tThe Olympic Cross will remain at the Joshua Camp throughout the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

\tAfter the games, the cross could head to Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games or it could head to Brazil for the 2013 World Youth Day, the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n

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