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Cardinals executive Ryan Gold suspended indefinitely amid NFL gambling appeal dispute

Cardinals executive Ryan Gold suspended indefinitely amid NFL gambling appeal dispute

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Arizona Cardinals vice president of player personnel Ryan Gold has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL after the league concluded he violated its gambling policy. The discipline took effect immediately, and the league said Gold cannot seek reinstatement until after the 2026 NFL season. League officials said the suspension stems from rules that bar NFL employees from betting on league games. The NFL also said its investigation found no evidence that inside information was used and no indication that the integrity of any game was affected. NFL now has confirmed the indefinite suspension of Cardinals personnel executive Ryan Gold for violating the league’s gambling policy. NFL statement: "The NFL confirmed today that Ryan Gold, Director of College Scouting for the Arizona Cardinals, has been suspended indefinitely… — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 17, 2026 The Cardinals said they cooperated throughout the investigation and accepted the league’s decision. “We have fully cooperated with the NFL’s investigation and accept the discipline issued to Ryan Gold,” the team said. “As an organization, we are committed to maintaining the integrity …

Cardinals, cake and corndogs: Inside a complicated Vatican July 4

Cardinals, cake and corndogs: Inside a complicated Vatican July 4

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This year’s Independence Day party at the private residence of the United States’ ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, was a brightly colored spectacle mixing the patriotic with the sacred, as cardinals lined up to cut a star-spangled cake commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. The event, which took place on June 26, happened to coincide with Pope Leo XIV’s summit of cardinals at the Vatican, allowing some of the U.S.-born prelates to enjoy a taste of home while in Rome. Cardinals who less than a year ago had helped to elect the first American pope — Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Cardinal Blase Cupich and Cardinal Timothy Dolan — joined to celebrate their country’s anniversary, as American hits played in the background and the smell of corndogs filled Rome’s hot summer evening air. Among manicured gardens complete with a photo booth, an ice cream line and a 1947 Cadillac Series 70 used by Pope Pius XII, the crowd of U.S. expats and Vatican officials offered a heartwarming …

War is ‘never blessed by God,’ says Pope Leo in opening cardinals summit

War is ‘never blessed by God,’ says Pope Leo in opening cardinals summit

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV opened his summit of cardinals at the Vatican on Friday (June 26) by appealing to unity within the church, which he said is called to build a “civilization of love” amid rising conflicts and ongoing wars around the world. “War is never worthy of humanity, and it is never blessed by God, because even if we are equipped with high-tech weapons, the Creator has endowed us with intelligence and free will to resolve conflicts as human beings and not as beasts,” the pope said in his homily at Mass, which he celebrated with the cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinals from all over the world — a total of 178 — are gathering at the Vatican from June 26-27 for what’s known as an extraordinary consistory, a gathering meant to address how the church can promote peace in the world and unity in its ranks. Leo drew from the day’s reading to remind the prelates to “share in the true freedom of faith,” which allows the church to …

Pope Leo to convene cardinals to rethink war and peace in the age of AI

Pope Leo to convene cardinals to rethink war and peace in the age of AI

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV will host his second major summit of cardinals Friday and Saturday (June 26-27) at the Vatican, where they are expected to address questions of war, peace and whether Catholic teaching can still rely on the centuries-old theory of a “just war” in an age of drones, nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence. The summit, called an extraordinary consistory, invites the 241 members of the College of Cardinals to Rome with the goal of assisting and advising the pope on important church matters. An extraordinary consistory is considered among the pope’s most consequential consultations with cardinals, planned “when the special needs of the Church and more serious matters suggest it,” according to canon law. The gathering underscores the pope’s intention to heed the cardinals’ request to be more active participants in leading the church after his election last year. Pope Benedict XVI never convened an extraordinary consistory, while Pope Francis only convened two, one in 2014 and the other in 2015. Leo has promised to hold such a gathering every …

In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation

In Minnesota, US cardinals and pope’s ambassador decry mass deportations and call for reconciliation

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ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two American cardinals and the Vatican’s ambassador to the U.S. denounced the mass deportations in Minnesota under the federal government’s immigration crackdown, but they urged everyone to repair strained relations and work together toward humane solutions. In St. Paul on Friday, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington addressed growing concerns with immigration enforcement while highlighting the need to be peacemakers on the polarizing issue after a Mass for migrants he celebrated with his fellow prelates and the Twin Cities’ archbishop. McElroy depicted this winter’s enforcement surge as “almost a siege” that unfolded in “literally the heartland of our country.” “Catholic teaching supports the nation’s right to control its border and, in these cases, to deport those who’ve been convicted of serious crimes,” he said. “Seeking to deport millions of men and women and children — families who often lived here for decades, many children who don’t know other countries — is contrary to Catholic faith and, more fundamentally, contrary to basic human dignity.” McElroy joined Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New …

Seahawks’ Klint Kubiak in 2nd Round of Head Coach Interviews With Raiders and Cardinals

Seahawks’ Klint Kubiak in 2nd Round of Head Coach Interviews With Raiders and Cardinals

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Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak interviewed Saturday for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching job and was also scheduled, according to multiple reports, to meet with Arizona Cardinals officials about their vacancy. This was the second round of interviews with Kubiak for both teams — the last two NFL clubs still searching for head coaches. If Kubiak reaches an agreement with either team, no announcement can be made until after the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 between the Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, California. Kubiak also could decide to stay in Seattle and wait another year rather than take on a challenge of turning around a franchise — either one — that since 2022 represent two of the three worst in terms of losses. The Raiders haven’t won a playoff game since their last Super Bowl appearance in the 2002 season. They have made the postseason just twice since, most recently in the 2021 season. The Raiders went 3-14 this season, resulting in the firing of Pete Carroll. Las Vegas has …

Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump’s foreign policy : NPR

Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump’s foreign policy : NPR

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Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR’s Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration’s foreign policy. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, three prominent cardinals of the U.S. Catholic Church criticized the foreign policies of the Trump administration, including the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, cuts to U.S. humanitarian aid programs and threats to seize Greenland. Our country’s moral role in confronting evil around the world, sustaining the right to life and human dignity and supporting religious liberty are all under examination, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C., and Blase Cupich of Chicago said in his statement. Cardinal Cupich joins us now. Eminence, thank you for being with us. BLASE CUPICH: Good to be with you again, Scott. SIMON: What prompted you to speak out? Isn’t U.S. foreign policy the business of a democratically elected government and not the church? CUPICH: When we were in Rome – the three of us – with the other cardinals, we heard many expressions of …

US Catholic bishops navigate political strategy in Trump era

US Catholic bishops navigate political strategy in Trump era

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(RNS) — One week after Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, posed for a smiling photo standing next to a seated President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, three U.S. cardinals leading archdioceses released a statement criticizing Trump’s foreign policy. These two contrasting scenes could appear to paint a USCCB at odds over how to approach Trump — who has this month escalated an aggressive foreign policy in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and demanding the U.S. acquire Greenland, and has defended increasingly violent domestic immigration enforcement at home. But some experts and bishops told RNS that dialogue and public criticism can be complementary strategies. The bishops’ conference has not disclosed the contents of the meeting between Trump and Coakley, an ecclesiastical adviser to the conservative Napa Institute, whose co-founder called the Trump administration “the most Christian” he’d ever seen. Two days after the meeting, the administration proposed a change to a visa requirement that forced foreign priests and other religious workers to exit the U.S. for …

Top US Catholic Cardinals Question Morality of American Foreign Policy

Top US Catholic Cardinals Question Morality of American Foreign Policy

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Jan 19 (Reuters) – Three U.S. ‌Catholic ​archbishops on Monday decried ‌the direction of American foreign policy, saying the ​country’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” was in question and ‍that military action must ​only be used as an extreme last resort. “In 2026, the ​United ⁠States has entered into the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War,” the three highest-ranking U.S. Catholic archbishops ‌said in a rare joint statement. The statement by Cardinals Blase Cupich ​of ‌Chicago, Robert McElroy of ‍Washington ⁠and Joseph Tobin of Newark, echoes Pope Leo’s fiery Vatican speech earlier this month denouncing the world’s “zeal for war”. Leo, the first U.S. pope, has previously criticized some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies, in particular on immigration. Citing recent developments in Venezuela, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ​threats against Greenland by the Trump administration, the archbishops said rights of nations to self-determination appeared “fragile”. “The events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland have raised …