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K-State football player plans to enter seminary
Landry Weber, a 23-year-old wide receiver for Kansas State University’s football team, will soon be going “pro” in something very... Read more
Pope Francis meets the ‘Pope’s Team’ ahead of friendly soccer match
The papal team includes Swiss Guards and migrants. Read more
Pope Francis fields Vatican soccer team in friendly match against Roma minority
The soccer match is intended to counter racism and discrimination. Read more
Knights of Columbus online exhibit explores baseball's Catholic history
The Knights of Columbus are releasing a four part series presentation exploring the historical connection between the fraternal organization and... Read more
How Paralympics prime time coverage can help ‘normalize’ persons with disabilities
A Catholic disability advocate praised an increase of television and media coverage for this year’s Paralympic Games, saying it will... Read more
Brian Siemann, a paralympian raised with Catholic faith
After praying to St. Gerard about fertility problems, Teresa Siemann got more than she bargained for with quadruplets, one of... Read more
Here are the top faith-filled moments from the Olympics
Some competitors at the 32nd Olympiad made it clear that they were playing not only for national pride and a... Read more
Sydney McLaughlin wins gold and her Catholic high school goes wild
Students and staff at Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey cheered on Tuesday night as alumna... Read more
Catholic gymnast Simone Biles makes triumphant return to Olympics
Although the Tokyo Olympics did not go as planned for Simone Biles, the Catholic 24-year-old gymnast made a triumphant return... Read more
Ecuadorian bishops congratulate their country's first woman to win an Olympic gold medal
The Ecuadorian bishops congratulated on Twitter Neisi Dajomes, the country’s first woman to win gold in the Olympics, for her... Read more
She overcame adversity with faith and is heading to the Paralympics in Tokyo
Mahira Bergallo Brzezicki, 19, is an Argentine athlete who will be participating in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, proud of... Read more
U.S. Olympian takes her Catholic faith to Tokyo games
U.S. Olympic gymnast Grace McCallum is bringing both her skills and her Catholic faith to the Tokyo games in July. Read more
Pope Francis: Basketball is a sport that ‘lifts you up to the heavens’
He made the remark during an audience with members of the Italian Basketball Federation. Read more
Newspaper edits opinion piece on transgender athletes to remove ‘hurtful language’
A religious liberty law firm says a major national newspaper edited a gender description in an opinion piece by one... Read more
Cardinal virtues set the Catholic University Cardinals apart
College football is an intense competition that challenges young men to push their abilities to the limits. Catholic University of... Read more
Catholic cycling champion who saved Jews during World War II honored in Assisi
Gino Bartali helped to save more than 800 Jews from Nazi persecution. Read more
Pope Francis: The biggest defeat for an athlete is to not play as a team
The pope told a team of top water polo players not to “play alone.” Read more
Polish windsurfing star: I convinced a woman not to have an abortion
A Polish windsurfing star has described how she convinced a woman not to have an abortion, saying that “if we... Read more
Pope Francis to soccer players: ‘The most beautiful victories are those you win as a team’
Pope Francis said on Friday that participation in sports can help people to grow in holiness, stressing the importance of... Read more
States consider limiting participation in girls sports to just girls
Several state legislatures are considering requirements that student-athletes at public schools only participate in sports according to their biological sex,... Read more
