John Knebels

3 weeks ago | thebostonpilot.com | John Knebels |Lucia Silecchia |Greg Kandra |Jenna Cooper

Your browser does not support the audio element. (OSV News) -- The likelihood of a future pope appearing on a nationally broadcast World Series game from two decades earlier seems a tad surreal. By now, however, much of the world has seen the footage of then-Father Bob Prevost swaying back and forth in papal -- er -- palpable anxiety while watching his beloved Chicago White Sox successfully close out a Game One victory over the visiting Houston Astros on a frigid Oct.

Mar 20, 2025 | ncronline.org | John Knebels |Pat Marrin |James V. Grimaldi |Chris Herlinger

Long before Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor raised her famous peacocks as an adult in rural Georgia, she kept canaries and chickens at 207 E. Charlton St., her childhood home in Savannah. She made the chickens' outfits — complete with underwear — with one donning a "white piqué coat with a lace collar and two buttons," she would later recall.

Feb 7, 2025 | ncronline.org | Michael Sean Winters |Patrick Egwu |John Knebels

When it comes to the pressures associated with being the shepherd of a diocese, it doesn't get much easier than advocating for your community's football team. Such is the situation for Bishop James Johnston, who has spearheaded the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, since 2015. On Feb. 9, Johnston's favorite football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, meets the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

Jan 17, 2025 | detroitcatholic.com | John Knebels |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson

(OSV News) — After the dramatic Orange Bowl victory Jan. 9 that secured a date in this Monday's NCAA national College Football Playoff championship, University of Notre Dame senior quarterback Riley Leonard found himself directly in the media spotlight. Grinning ear to ear, Leonard did not mince words when ESPN asked him to explain his second-half resurrection that turned a 10-3 deficit into a 27-24 victory over Penn State.

Jan 13, 2025 | catholicphilly.com | John Knebels

When it comes to experiencing the highs and lows of athletics, C.J. Miller could provide personal perspective. Way back in February, the current Roman Catholic senior joined his ecstatic teammates after watching one of the greatest basketball games in Philadelphia Catholic League history. Then, on Dec. 6, Miller dejectedly exited frigid Cumberland Valley High School following a brutally rugged loss to Harrisburg’s Bishop McDevitt in the PIAA Class 5A state football championship.