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ATLANTA—The Quest Catholic radio station organized a booth during the FIFA World Cup.

Alessandra Alcoreza along with others served as a friendly face to visitors and fans downtown for the global sporting event. They greeted visitors, evangelized and distributed religious items, like rosary beads and prayer cards with St. Luigi Scrosoppi, patron saint of soccer.

Alcoreza said people were curious why a Catholic radio station had set up a booth in the middle of the World Cup festivities. “Countless visitors stopped, not because we had prizes or fans, but because they were grateful to see the Catholic Church present in the middle of everyday life,” she wrote in a reflection about the experience.

One of the most meaningful parts of the booth for her was the prayer box. Visitors wrote intentions for loved ones, health
concerns, prayers of thanksgiving and hopes known only to God, some with tears in their eyes, said Alcoreza.

After the World Cup ended, those intentions were remembered at Mass in the chapel at The Quest (AM 1160) studio in Roswell, she said.

She said the booth wasn’t about giveaways, rosaries or soccer. “It was about creating a place where people felt free to pause, pray, and remember that God is present in the midst of an ordinary day,” said Alcoreza.