SW News: Legendary Brazilian former football player Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima has been baptized into the Catholic Church. His baptism was officiated by the famous writer and artist Father Fábio José de Melo Silva at São José do Jardim Europa parish in Sao Paulo.

Ronaldo posted the baptism pictures on his Instagram page this week. “The Christian faith has always been a fundamental part of my life since childhood, although I had not yet been baptized,” Ronaldo wrote, adding that “With the sacrament, I feel truly regenerated as a child of God - in a new, more conscious, deeper way.” He thanked Father Fábio, the parish priest Dom Oswaldo, and his godparents, “Amilcar and Malu,” in his post.

Ronaldo Luís Nazário was born on September 18, 1976, in Rio de Janeiro. He had a prolific football career that spanned from the 1990s to the early 2010s. Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. After retiring as a player, Ronaldo became involved in various business ventures and held executive roles in football organizations.