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NFL champ Harrison Butker makes a statement with pro-life necktie at White House visit

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 6, 2023 / 15:15 pm During the Kansas City Chiefs’ visit to the White House on Monday in celebration of their Super Bowl victory in February, the team’s kicker, Harrison Butker, made a statement in support of the unborn by wearing a custom-made necktie with …
Mary, Cincy, and an Immortal Phrase

Purcell Alumni Roger Staubach originated “Hail Mary” pass In 1975, a devout Catholic athlete from Cincinnati and the Mother of Christ connected on the gridiron. Roger Staubach, star Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Cincinnati Purcell High School graduate, was 50 yards from pay-dirt with 24 seconds to play in a National …
‘God is real,’ says Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen after game honoring Damar Hamlin

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 9, 2023 / 12:00 pm There’s been a lot of God talk around the professional sports world since NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a game last week. After the Bills defeated the New England Patriots on Sunday in stunning fashion, …
Outpouring of prayers for NFL player Damar Hamlin from Catholic high school, fellow players

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jan 3, 2023 / 12:30 pm Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin, in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during an NFL football game Monday night, is receiving an outpouring of prayers and support from his Catholic high school in Pittsburgh, his former college, and from players …
EWTN honors former NFL star Danny Abramowicz with 2022 Mother Angelica Award

by CNA Staff Irondale, Ala., Dec 12, 2022 / 18:00 pm EWTN Global Catholic Network has presented the 2022 Mother Angelica Award to former NFL star and coach Danny Abramowicz in honor of his lifetime of service to the new evangelization. The award was presented to Abramowicz by EWTN Chairman and …
Ex-chaplain to Pittsburgh Steelers named bishop of Youngstown, Ohio

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 17, 2020 / 06:00 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis Tuesday named Pittsburgh priest Fr. David J. Bonnar the next bishop of Youngstown, Ohio. Bonnar, 58, succeeds Bishop George Murry, S.J., who died June 5 from acute leukemia. The bishop-elect is pastor of St. Aidan …
Carolina Panthers linebacker says faith impacts his outlook on life

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Middle linebacker Luke Kuechly of the Carolina Panthers, the team going up against the Denver Broncos in the Feb. 7 Super Bowl, credits his parents and his Catholic faith for making a positive impact on his NFL career and his outlook on life. “I went to a Catholic …
Athletic leaders at Catholic institutions react to Bengals-Steelers game

Fans of NFL football in southwestern Ohio tend to root for the Cincinnati Bengals, but an 18-16 playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 9 left many disappointed. Not only did Cincinnati lose for the fifth consecutive time in the first round of the playoffs, but cheap shots, poor …