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A professional basketball player has converted to Catholicism at a ceremony in Rome held just two months after he retired from the NBA.
In a statement released last week, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA announced that recently retired NBA player Gordon Hayward had joined the Catholic Church in a ceremony held on Oct. 1 in Rome, Italy. The archdiocese stated that Archbishop Timothy Broglio performed the sacraments of initiation on Hayward, referring to confirmation and his first Holy Communion.
Hayward was formally initiated into the Catholic Church at the Basilica of Saint Sebastian Outside the Wall with his wife and two of his four children in attendance. The archdiocese said Hayward chose Sebastian as his confirmation name, noting that Sebastian was the patron saint of soldiers and athletes.
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In a statement released last week, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA announced that recently retired NBA player Gordon Hayward had joined the Catholic Church in a ceremony held on Oct. 1 in Rome, Italy. The archdiocese stated that Archbishop Timothy Broglio performed the sacraments of initiation on Hayward, referring to confirmation and his first Holy Communion.
Hayward was formally initiated into the Catholic Church at the Basilica of Saint Sebastian Outside the Wall with his wife and two of his four children in attendance. The archdiocese said Hayward chose Sebastian as his confirmation name, noting that Sebastian was the patron saint of soldiers and athletes.
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Retired NBA player Gordon Hayward converts to Catholicism
A professional basketball player has converted to Catholicism at a ceremony in Rome held just two months after he retired from the NBA
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