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Pope Francis, tweeting about the new saints he recognized Oct. 13, inadvertently used a hashtag connected to the New Orleans Saints football team. But fans appreciated it, as did the team. (CNS photo)
FaithNews
Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service
A hashtag mix-up caused a papal tweet meant to give thanks for the Catholic Church's newest saints to be read as Pope Francis showing support for the New Orleans Saints' football team.
Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle of the U.S. celebrate being awarded the golden ball and bronze ball after winning the FIFA Women's World Cup in Lyon, France, July 7, 2019. Lavelle is a graduate of Mount Notre Dame High School in Reading, Ohio. (CNS photo/Bernadett Szabo, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Elizabeth Bachmann - Catholic News Service
Lavelle’s high school, Mount Notre Dame, spent the days before the final excitedly cheering her on via Twitter.
Arts & CultureBooks
Joe Bonomo's well-written take on Roger Angell's musings on baseball.
Arts & CultureNews
Catholic News Service
Before the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins in Game 7 on June 12 to win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup for the first time in the team's 52-year history, Twitter was alive with hopes for a little divine intervention for such a victory.
Arts & CultureNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
The perfect pitch Dominican Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw prior to a Chicago White Sox game last summer not only went viral but is still out of the park.
Arts & CultureBooks
James T. Keane
Looking back on sports stories designed to educate a certain class of white American male into the virtues of postwar civic culture.