World-class triathlete Katie Hursey Zaferes travels with a custom bicycle and enough workout gear to outfit an entire aerobics class.
Faith, family lighten load for triathlete who travels with a lot of gear
U.N. Refugee Olympic team: ‘The victory scream of all refugees’
RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) — Glued to the improvised screen set up on the patio of the Caritas house, the refugees yelled and they cried. But […]
Gymnast keeps rosary — a gift from her mom — close when she competes
U.S. Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Simone Biles says when she travels, she sometimes takes with her a statue of St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, and she also carries a rosary her mother gave her.
Mercy received must be mercy shared, pope says at audience
Mercy is “a journey that departs from the heart to arrive at the hands,” the pope said Aug. 10 at his weekly general audience.
Kolkata gears up for celebrations of ‘St. Teresa’
KOLKATA, India (CNS) — A group of young independent photographers are busy clicking away, taking photos of the “City of Joy.” Their photos, part of the […]
Hiroshima survivor shares memories of atomic blast with peace activists
Last year, Pope Francis marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a reiteration of the Catholic Church’s call for a ban on nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction.
Pakistani church deplores suicide blast at Quetta hospital
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has condemned a suicide blast at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, where at least 70 people — many of them lawyers and journalists — were killed and more than 120 injured.
Catholics surveyed say election issues, not candidates, mentioned at Mass
Catholics, by and large, haven’t heard endorsements for one presidential candidate over the other while in the pews this presidential election season.