Sister Percylee Hart RSM, principal of Union Catholic Regional High School in New Jersey, sits in front a crowd of students, staff, and alumni as the crowd cheers on Sydney McLaughlin in her Gold medal race at the Tokyo Olympics. / Jim Lambert
W… […]
Simone Biles at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games / Salty View/Shutterstock
Washington D.C., Aug 3, 2021 / 17:01 pm (CNA).
Although the Tokyo Olympics did not go as planned for Simone Biles, the Catholic 24-year-old gymnast made a triumphant ret… […]
Neisi Dajomes. Credit: Ecuadorian Olympic Committee.
Quito, Ecuador, Aug 2, 2021 / 14:40 pm (CNA).
The Ecuadorian bishops congratulated on Twitter Neisi Dajomes, the country’s first woman to win gold in the Olympics, for her victory: “Thank you … […]
Mahira Bergallo Brzezicki, who will compete at the 2021 Paralympics in Toyko. Courtesy photo.
Obera, Argentina, Jul 21, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Mahira Bergallo Brzezicki, 19, is an Argentine athlete who will be participating in the Paralympic Gam… […]
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Washington D.C., Jul 1, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
U.S. Olympic gymnast Grace McCallum is bringing both her skills and her Catholic faith to the Tokyo games in July. McCallum does not travel anywhere without her rosary an… […]
Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Basketball Federation at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, May 31, 2021. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, May 31, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis described basketball on Monday as “a sport that lifts… […]
Catholic University of America Head Football Coach Mike Gutelius with the Catholic University Cardinals. Credit: Catholic University football team.
Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 03:01 am (CNA).
College football is an intense competition that ch… […]
Gino Bartali (1914-2000) competing in the 1938 Tour de France. / Public domain
Vatican City, May 5, 2021 / 09:10 am (CNA).
A cycling champion and devout Catholic who helped to save more than 800 Jews from Nazi persecution during World War II was… […]
Pope Francis meets a delegation from the Pro Recco Waterpolo 1913 Team at the Vatican, April 22, 2021. / Vatican Media
Vatican City, Apr 22, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis met with a water polo team Thursday and shared a message about the i… […]
CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- A Polish windsurfing star has described how she convinced a woman not to have an abortion, saying that “if we talk about it out loud, others will also follow our example.”
Zofia Klepacka, a world … […]
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