Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes 

Religious leaders and other personalities attend an interreligious meeting on the parvis of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024. Auxiliary Bishop of Paris Philippe Marsset addresses the audience as he takes part in an interreligious meeting on the parvis of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024. Co-president of the Union Bouddhiste de France Lama Jigme Thrinle Gyatso (L) addresses the audience as he takes part in an interreligious meeting on the parvis of Notre Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

Faith leaders gathered with Olympic officials Sunday morning in front of Notre Dame Cathedral to celebrate how “faith and sport can complement each other,” in the words of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.