Bielsko-Biala, Poland, Jan 25, 2018 / 03:04 am
Over the weekend at the Polish ski resort of Wisla, cassocks could be spotted flying down the hills for the 21st annual Pope John Paul II Skiing Cup.
The competition, which awards the John Paul II trophy to the best competitors, has an unusual set of participants: priests and seminarians.
According to Fr. Gregory Szwarc, one of the event's organizers, the race was named after the late Pope John Paul II because of the good example he set.
"Our Pope John Paul II went skiing so that is why we gave the competition his name," Fr. Szwarc told CNA in a previous interview.