The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:57:10 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Catholic skater Yuna Kim lights up the start of 2018 Winter Olympics /home/international/item/26801-catholic-skater-yuna-kim-lights-up-the-start-of-2018-winter-olympics /home/international/item/26801-catholic-skater-yuna-kim-lights-up-the-start-of-2018-winter-olympics SEOUL, South Korea – Catholic Olympic gold-medalist Yuna Kim lit the torch at the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Feb. 9.
]]> International Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:31:25 -0500 Fire on ice: Wojtek Wolski's faith helps keep his Olympic dream alive /item/26786-fire-on-ice-wojtek-wolski-s-faith-helps-keep-his-olympic-dream-alive /item/26786-fire-on-ice-wojtek-wolski-s-faith-helps-keep-his-olympic-dream-alive Wojtek Wolski has gone from being a can’t-miss prospect from St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp College to a disillusioned young man who wanted to quit hockey, to a hospital patient facing a long comeback after shattering injury, and now to a person who has a shot at Olympic glory.
]]> Canada Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:50:03 -0500 The Woodcroft Family: Passing the puck from the Flying Fathers to the NHL to the Olympics /item/26759-the-woodcroft-family-passing-the-puck-from-the-flying-fathers-to-the-nhl-to-the-olympics /item/26759-the-woodcroft-family-passing-the-puck-from-the-flying-fathers-to-the-nhl-to-the-olympics The backyard rink at the Woodcroft home on Cheritan Ave. in north Toronto was one busy locale back in the day.
]]> Features Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:30:22 -0500 Going for God: Vatican invited to attend Olympic opening ceremony /home/international/item/26752-going-for-god-vatican-invited-to-attend-olympic-opening-ceremony /home/international/item/26752-going-for-god-vatican-invited-to-attend-olympic-opening-ceremony VATICAN – For the first time, the International Olympic Committee has invited a Vatican delegation not only to take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Games, but also to attend its general meeting as an official observer.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:18:08 -0500 Editorial: Olympic spirit lives in Korea /columns/item/26751-editorial-olympic-spirit-lives-in-korea /columns/item/26751-editorial-olympic-spirit-lives-in-korea In ancient Greece, warring sides would sign a truce for the duration of the Olympic Games so athletes could safely join the sporting festival. That ideal, sport as a bridge to peace, still endures despite the modern Games being darkened so often by scandal.
]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:42:49 -0500 South Korean bishop hopes Winter Olympics leads to peace /home/international/item/26732-south-korean-bishop-hopes-winter-olympics-leads-to-peace /home/international/item/26732-south-korean-bishop-hopes-winter-olympics-leads-to-peace Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon, president of the Korean bishops' Committee for the Reconciliation of the Korean People, released a statement hoping "the Olympics, feast of peace, will be a turning point to reduce the uneasiness and to settle peace on the peninsula."
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:00:42 -0500