The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:25:14 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb KingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp University College para athlete aspires and inspires /item/34087-king-s-university-college-para-athlete-aspires-and-inspires /item/34087-king-s-university-college-para-athlete-aspires-and-inspires

Para athlete and KingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp University College student Madison Wilson-Walker has been named the recipient of the 2022 Jeffrey Reed Courage Award.

]]> waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Higher Education Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:56:20 -0500 Vatican leaps into the world of sports with new association /home/international/item/28748-vatican-leaps-into-the-world-of-sports-with-new-association /home/international/item/28748-vatican-leaps-into-the-world-of-sports-with-new-association VATICAN – The Vatican announced its plans to take a leap of faith into the wide world of sports with the creation of its first ever sports association.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:49:10 -0500 Sports on Sundays OK, except when used to skip Mass, says Vatican /home/international/item/27484-sports-on-sundays-ok-except-when-used-to-skip-mass-says-vatican /home/international/item/27484-sports-on-sundays-ok-except-when-used-to-skip-mass-says-vatican VATICAN – A new Vatican document cautions against the dangers of highly competitive children's sports, political and economic pressures on athletes to win '"at all costs" and the unsportsmanlike or violent behavior of fans.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:03:31 -0400 The ‘Olympic spirit’ thrives despite bad behaviour in RioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Summer Games /home/international/item/22928-the-olympic-spirit-thrives-despite-bad-behaviour-in-rio-s-summer-games /home/international/item/22928-the-olympic-spirit-thrives-despite-bad-behaviour-in-rio-s-summer-games

And so the quadrennial international ritual known as the Summer Olympic Games is over.

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When Team USA members David Boudia and Steele Johnson emerged simultaneously crying and smiling from their final dive Aug. 8 at the Rio Olympics, the silver medal in menöÏÓãÊÓƵapp synchronized platform diving was theirs.

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HAMILTON, ONT. - At HamiltonöÏÓãÊÓƵapp St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, members of the senior soccer teams are learning more than just tactics, strategy and skills specific to their sport; they’re learning how faith contributes to their game.

]]> Catholic Education Sun, 03 May 2015 13:30:00 -0400 Notre Dame signals welcome to gay athletes in new campaign /home/international/item/18126-notre-dame-signals-welcome-to-gay-athletes-in-new-campaign /home/international/item/18126-notre-dame-signals-welcome-to-gay-athletes-in-new-campaign

The Catholic Church in the United States has taken a lot of heat over its stance against gay rights and for policies that often bar openly gay people from participating in church life.

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