Seven Catholic schools dancing in this year’s March Madness March 18, 2024By OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Sports, World News The 2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Tournament gets underway March 19 with the “First Four” play-in games, and seven Catholic schools will be playing at least once in the single-elimination Big Dance.
St. Frances rallies past Archbishop Spalding in BCL Tournament title basketball game March 3, 2024By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports St. Frances overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and rallied for a 58-53 victory over upstart Archbishop Spalding in the title game March 3 at Goucher College.
5 things to know about Baltimore Catholic League basketball tournament February 27, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The 53rd Baltimore Catholic League Tournament, presented by Brooks Financial Group, will tip off this weekend at Goucher College in Towson, featuring some of the best high school boys basketball talent in the nation.
Local bishops offer prayers for victims, including 11 children, after Super Bowl victory parade shooting February 14, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Sports, World News Two local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in front of Union Station on Ash Wednesday.
Chiefs won, but Jesus takes first place in Ash Wednesday victory parade, says Kansas City bishop February 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Sports, World News Kansas City Chiefs fans are looking forward to a Super Bowl victory parade Feb. 14 — but for Catholics, who mark Ash Wednesday that same day, “first place always goes to the Lord Jesus and what he’s done,” said Bishop James V. Johnston of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo.
No bad blood, just big wins for these life-giving nonprofits in bishops’ Super Bowl wager February 11, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News With the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers set to square off in Super Bowl LVIII, two faith-based nonprofits each stand to win big — thanks to a friendly wager between the Catholic bishops in the teams’ respective cities.
Catholic prayer app Hallow, He Gets Us campaign to run faith-focused Super Bowl commercials February 10, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Super Bowl LVIII watchers can expect to see at least three faith-based commercials during the televised Feb. 11 showdown in Las Vegas between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.
You better believe theses nuns can run — even wearing their habits February 8, 2024By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News In a January half marathon in Naples, among runners dressed in tank tops, short running shorts or even shirtless were two consecrated women religious in their in white, long-sleeved habits and black athletic shoes.
Archdiocese kicks around idea of adult soccer tournament February 7, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s coordinator of youth sports and ministry partnerships has been gauging interest in the idea for a soccer tournament that pits parish against parish on the pitch.
Getting off the sidelines: Sportscaster Mark Viviano eager to share his Catholic faith February 5, 2024By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Sports Mark Viviano has been reporting about Baltimore sports for more than 30 years, but now he says it is time to get in the game of sharing his faith more fully.
Mercy runs past Maryvale in ‘The Classic’ as star guard hits milestone January 27, 2024By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Milan Brown scored 20 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, and led the Magic to a 48-27 victory over Maryvale in the The Classic in front of about 2,000 fans at Towson University Arena.
Sports can unite the world, celebrate diversity, pope tells athletes January 16, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News Sports has the power to unite people, regardless of their differences, and to remind everyone they are part of one human family, Pope Francis said.
