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Italy's Olympic committee calls for sports events to be suspended on day of Pope Francis' funeral

Italy's Olympic committee calls for sports events to be suspended on day of Pope Francis' funeral
The Italian national Olympic committee has asked for sports events to be suspended on Saturday, the day of Pope Francis’ funeral

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