2026 Winter Olympics

St. Thérèse of Lisieux is widely known among Catholics as “the little flower,” but she also called herself a “winter flower” in “The Story of a Soul.”

“Just to be a part of something so much bigger than myself, it’s so special. There’s been so many emotions — a lot of tears of joy, disbelief.”

Throughout the 2026 Winter Games Olympics in Milan Cortina, Team USA kept Gaudreau’s memory at the forefront, displaying his No. 13 jersey in the locker room.

(OSV News) — In February 1905, nine years after the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, their founder Pierre de Coubertin met at the Vatican with a big sports …

At the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Polish ski jumper Kacper Tomasiak made history — and then went to Mass.

Figure skater Daniel Grassl discusses his long program to music from the movie “Conclave” in the men’s figure skating final event Feb. 13, which will determine who stands on the …

“It is an open-air confessional for an airy pastoral ministry,” the priest told OSV News with humor.

(OSV News) — As billions tune in to the Winter Games in Italy, many will recall highlights from past Winter Olympics over the decades. The Catholic athletes at the Games this …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina were about to begin, Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic Church to recognize sport as …

(OSV News) — The 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games opening Feb. 6 are not merely a display of athletic prowess, but an opportunity to rediscover sports as a means of …