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Alum of N.J. Catholic high school heads to Olympics after shattering own hurdles world record

July 21, 2024
By Jessica Miano
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Olympics, Schools, Sports, World News

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, an alumna of Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, N.J., has secured her place on Team USA for the Summer Olympics in Paris by once again shattering her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials June 30.

Pope calls for Olympic truce, cessation of conflict among nations

July 19, 2024
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, Vatican, World News

With world peace under serious threat, Pope Francis called on all nations to observe the Olympic truce and cease all conflicts for the traditional period before, during and after the Olympic Games in Paris.

Juliette and Isabella Whittaker feel love, support at raucous Olympic send-off at Mount de Sales

July 17, 2024
By Todd Karpovich
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports

Juliette and Isabella Whittaker, a pair of Mount de Sales alums, received a raucous send-off rally in front of about 250 people at the school July 18 as they prepared to fly to Paris on July 24.

Spanish bishops celebrate success of champion soccer team, praise Catholic coach

July 16, 2024
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Sports, World News

Spanish bishops celebrated the success of the country’s soccer team July 14 as the iconic players won their record fourth European Championship title by handing England an agonizing loss.

Radio Interview: ‘Grand Slam for God’ – baseball player to priest

July 15, 2024
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Books, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports, Vocations

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Burke Masters of the Diocese of Joliet about his book, “Grand Slam for God.” Father Masters talks about his conversion to Catholicism in high school, and his journey through the College World Series and pro baseball along the way to discerning the call to the priesthood. Learn about his struggles and joys.

Be an MVP for Christ

July 12, 2024
By Mark Viviano
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Full-Court Catholic, Sports

The testimony of two of the brightest young stars in Baltimore sports today can be inspiration for how all of us can be an MVP in our lives of living the Catholic faith. For that, I alter the acronym to stand for “Meaning, Value and Purpose”: MVP in our relationship with God and one another.

Mount de Sales celebrates as Whittaker sisters head to Olympics

July 8, 2024
By Adam Zielonka
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports

Sisters, track stars and Mount de Sales alumnae Juliette and Bella Whittaker are headed to the Paris Olympics after qualifying for Team USA late last month.

Baltimore Catholic school graduates making headlines in pro, Olympic sports

July 3, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

Graduates of Baltimore-area Catholic schools are at the top of their games when it comes to grabbing national attention in the professional ranks and on the pre-Olympic stage this summer.

Baltimore Catholic League inducts 10 into 2024 Hall of Fame class

June 21, 2024
By Todd Karpovich
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

John Calipari, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, was the keynote speaker at the Baltimore Catholic League Hall of Fame ceremony at Turf Valley Resort. The BCL honored 10 of its standouts at the ceremony and banquet.

As Olympic flame travels through France, Catholic Church is busy with ‘Holy Games’ project

June 19, 2024
By Caroline de Sury
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News

– In the run-up to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, opening on July 26, the “Holy Games” project, launched for the occasion by the French bishops and the Archdioceses of Paris, is gaining momentum with a growing number of events on the theme of “sport and faith.”

Archbishop Spalding graduate Dylan Beard hurdles toward Olympic dream

June 18, 2024
By Gerry Jackson
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports

Dylan Beard says his Olympic dreams “start with God and stay with God.” Those Olympic dreams, which started in the Archdiocese of Baltimore at Archbishop Spalding High School, are just a couple races away from fruition.

Real Madrid, Europe’s best soccer team, offers championship trophy to Virgin of Almudena

June 3, 2024
By Santiago Tedeschi
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Sports, World News

The archbishop of Madrid received unusual guests June 2 as Europe’s best soccer team, Real Madrid, came to the Spanish capital’s St. Mary the Royal of the Almudena Cathedral to offer its championship trophy to Mary.

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