He called for sport to be accessible, to both poor people and women especially, and for fans to refrain from turning sport into a fanatical religion. Athletes, too, he said, must refrain from narcissism and becoming obsessed with their image and success.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification moves ahead after 6-year pause
Archbishop Sheen’s cause for canonization, opened in 2002, has been stalled by two controversies—a public battle to relocate his remains from St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to its current location, the side chapel of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria; and, more significantly, concerns that as bishop of the Diocese of Rochester, the prelate might have overlooked sexual abuse by at least one former diocesan priest there.
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Pope Leo accepts resignation of Denver archbishop, names Colorado Springs bishop as successor
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and named as his successor Bishop James R. Golka of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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At his installation, New York Archbishop Hicks commits to missionary church
At his installation Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop Hicks made two things clear: that he seeks to lead a church that will, at its heart, be missionary, and that Latinos will not remain at the peripheries of his ministry.
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Incoming New York archbishop Ronald Hicks will focus on evangelizing and reengagement
The incoming archbishop of New York said Thursday that he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses.
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These Olympic athletes are leaning on Christian faith going into the Winter Games
Ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games which officially begin Feb. 6, meet some athletes who have mentioned their Catholic and Christian faith as part of their journey to the games.
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For 2026 Super Bowl, controversial ‘He Gets Us’ ad goes more personal, less political
Four years and more than $700 million after the launch of the ad campaign Americans remain just as polarized. That reality, along with pushback from evangelicals that the ad campaigns were too “woke,” has led the “He Gets Us” campaign to shift course.
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Pope Leo, Archbishop Coakley urge renewal of last US-Russia nuclear treaty
“The current situation requires that everything possible be done to avert a new arms race that would further threaten peace among nations,” Pope Leo said.
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As Lent approaches, Catholics urged to leave ‘hesitation at the door’ and visit Holy Land
Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, urged pilgrims to return not only as an opportunity to be where Christ was, but also as a sign of solidarity with Christians in the area whose livelihoods depend on pilgrims.
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Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
“Most states, many places, entice people to come to their states for: various cultural activities, the weather, many other things. And here we are, trying to provide abortion-related services, so people can end the life of their unborn child. It’s so macabre.”