Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over the years as they’ve pursued excellence in their athletic pursuits.
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Vatican Says It Was ‘Saddened’ By Olympics’ Opening Ceremony
More than a week after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the Vatican joined people who complained that a segment of the show featuring drag performers offended Christians.
NYC Catholic HS Students to Make Mission Trip to Maryland Farm Ministry
Twenty-nine rising sophomores at Xavier High School in Manhattan will soon embark on an ecumenical mission trip with First Fruits Farm ministry in Freeland, Maryland. As part of the mission, they will help with various tasks to provide fresh produce, honey, eggs, and beef for homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks in Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region.
Amid Olympic Craze, Notre Dame Guide Advises People to Enjoy Cathedral’s Beauty
Even if the spotlight is now on sports stadiums during the Summer Olympic Games, a Notre Dame Cathedral guide with four decades of experience recommended it’s the majesty of the cathedral one should turn to in the midst of the Games’ craze in Paris.
Diocesan Holy Doors Will Not be Feature of Jubilee 2025, Vatican Says
While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches.
Judge Sentences 3 Pro-Life Activists Over Tennessee Abortion Clinic Blockade
Three misdemeanor sentences in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 30 nearly marked the conclusion of the trial of pro-life activists who participated in a 2021 blockade of a Mount Juliet, Tennessee, abortion clinic.
Senate Fails to Advance Bipartisan Tax Bill With Poverty-Fighting Child Tax Credit
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bill that would have expanded the child tax credit, a provision some Catholic organizations have long sought as a pro-family and anti-poverty effort.
Tagle: Asian, Pacific Islander Catholic Cultures Show the Eucharistic ‘Dynamism of Christian Life’
Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics are uniquely primed to be Eucharistic evangelizers, with the faith of many fortified through their heritage of enduring persecution, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told OSV News.
Judoka Priest Overseeing Olympic Chaplains Says Judo, Faith Values Go Together
The multifaith center that came to life in the Olympic Village with the July 26 opening of the Olympic Games has a real champion overseeing it. Father Jason Nioka is a former judoka who is now championing the faith as he oversees a team of 40 Catholic chaplains — priests, religious, and laypeople — who take turns welcoming the athletes in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.
Papal Adviser, Microsoft President Talk Ethics, AI on Tech Giant’s Campus
Dozens of technologists and Catholics gathered at Microsoft in Redmond for a conversation about ethics in artificial intelligence between an “unlikely pair,” as they were introduced: a papal adviser and the head of Microsoft.