Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience inside Paul VI Hall, Vatican on August 20, 2025. He received as a gift table-tennis (pingpong) bats. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Marion Mitterhammer & Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Anna & Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Marion Mitterhammer Characters: Anna Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Falk Rockstroh Characters: Stefan Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Clemens Berg Characters: Robert Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Marion Mitterhammer & Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Anna & Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Marion Mitterhammer & Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Anna & Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Pingpong (2006)

Pingpong (2006)

Sebastian Urzendowsky Characters: Paul Film: Pingpong (2006) Director: Matthias Luthardt 19 May 2006 Date: 19 May 2006

Monument unveiled at Nagoya gym to commemorate 1971 "pingpong" diplomacy

Monument unveiled at Nagoya gym to commemorate 1971 "pingpong" diplomacy

Former Japanese table tennis players and other guests take a close look at a monument unveiled at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 18, 2015, to commemorate the "pingpong" diplomacy at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships there that paved the way for the eventual normalization of diplomatic ties between China and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1971 "pingpong diplomacy" monument unveiled at Aichi gymnasium

1971 "pingpong diplomacy" monument unveiled at Aichi gymnasium

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, and Stephen Kovacsics, principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Nagoya, (from L) join hands on May 19, 2015, in front of a monument founded at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium to pass on the knowledge of the 1971 table tennis matches, known as "pingpong diplomacy" that set the stage for the eventual normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, to multiple generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo