World Cup Rio Statue - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:17:46 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg World Cup Rio Statue - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 World Cup 2014: Christ appears over Melbourne https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/06/17/world-cup-2014-christ-appears-melbourne/ Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:20:30 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=59174 Last week the citizens of Melbourne woke to a vision of Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue flying over their city, with a message urging Australia's Socceroos fans to "#KeepTheFaith". Local media reported that religious groups were not pleased with the stunt. In a statement sportsbet.com.au said, "let's be honest, the Socceroos need some divine Read more

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Last week the citizens of Melbourne woke to a vision of Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue flying over their city, with a message urging Australia's Socceroos fans to "#KeepTheFaith".

Local media reported that religious groups were not pleased with the stunt.

In a statement sportsbet.com.au said, "let's be honest, the Socceroos need some divine intervention to win a single match at the World Cup" and urged Australian fans to keep believing in their team.

The balloon measured 150ft high and was made in the UK. Have a look at the video

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