Tommy Lasorda, who won two World Series titles during his 21-year managerial reign with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became an ambassador for baseball in retirement from the sport, died Jan. 7 in Los Angeles ...
A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met with Pope Francis and spoke with him about their work in promoting social justice. The players association said the ...
The novel coronavirus pandemic has upended university life, but it is having a particularly disruptive effect on college athletics. At hundreds of universities and colleges around the country, many athletes will not participate in fall ...
With a new Major League Baseball season underway, Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden recalls the great baseball writing of his former colleague Bob Lockwood. He writes: “While Bob didn’t always write about baseball, ...
A baseball season and team are not often synonymous with religious or spiritual themes, but for Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, using words such as "miracle," "grace" and "faith" are actually the best ways to describe the ...
When Zoe, 10, showed up late for summer camp at the Vatican, she did not expect to see Pope Francis there. "I froze because it was a surprise and I had never seen him before. I ...
Sports can offer a unique witness of unity that can build a "bridge of peace" between men and women of different religions and cultures and promote solidarity, Pope Francis said. In his first audience after ...
Following the death of Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history, those who knew him well said that despite his accomplishments on the field, it was his deep faith and love of the Catholic ...
he Super Bowl isn't just about football. For many, it's about the wings, chili, sliders, chips and dips consumed during the game. And for Catholic leaders of the cities from the two competing teams in ...
The Archdiocese of New Orleans said in a Jan. 24 statement that it has never called on any outside organization, like the New Orleans Saints, to help cover up information on abuse allegations. It said ...
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