More than 15 million visitors are expected to descend upon the city of Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. The French capital will serve as the stage for over 300 events in 32 sports -- including, for the first time, breakdancing
Leaning into a sprinter's stance while watching the 2008 Olympics, 8-year-old Sydney McLaughlin visualized her future. Fast forward eight years. The junior at Union Catholic High School earned a spot on the Women's USA Track and Field Team.
Riddled with anxiety, fear, and
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will open in Paris in six months, and in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of the French capital, efforts are under way to build the Olympic and Paralympic Village, as well as the Olympic Aquatics Center.
The area that
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes about Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong millionaire who is now jailed as a Chinese dissident for speaking the truth in his publications. Lopez writes that “Everyone who knows the Olympics are happening in China should know his name
The "true gold medal" at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games goes to everything that helps the global community be more welcoming and accepting of all people, Pope Francis said.
At the end of his general audience Feb. 2, the pope focused on
The Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing sends "a strong and unequivocal message" to the Chinese government that its persecution of religious minorities will not be tolerated, said the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
The
In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic author and speaker Meg Hunter-Kilmer writes that the Tokyo Olympics have been full of joyful moments at a time when the world sorely needed them. She writes: “This is why I love the
On Tuesday, the sporting world was stunned by Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from the team finals in Tokyo for mental health reasons. Following her announcement, commentators questioned her dedication — even her courage. However, in a new essay, Leticia Adams writes
Hidilyn Diaz became the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal winner, set an Olympic record -- and thanked her friends who prayed the Miraculous Medal novena. In a virtual news conference, the 30-year-old said she also prayed the novena and wore the medal.
After
The Twin City Twisters in Champlin is the home gym of Grace McCallum, a member of the 2018 World Championship U.S. gymnastics team.
A large banner hangs over the facility's main entrance honoring that accomplishment. But her supporters are hoping the gym will