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Christopher Gunty

A Chicago-area native, Christopher Gunty is associate publisher/editor of Catholic Review Media. He also serves as a host of Catholic Review Radio.
He has spent his whole professional career in Catholic journalism as a writer, photographer, editor, circulation manager and associate publisher. He spent four years with The Chicago Catholic; 19 years as founding editor and associate publisher of The Catholic Sun in Phoenix, Ariz.; and six years at The Florida Catholic. In July 2009, he came to Baltimore to lead The Cathedral Foundation, now Catholic Review Media.

Chris served as president of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada from 1996 to 1998, and has traveled extensively learning about and reporting on the work of the church, including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Haiti, Poland, Italy, Germany and finally in 2010 visited the Holy Land for the first time.

Nothing like a lightning strike to change your life

September 29, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

“The Stray,” a movie premiering Oct. 6, looks at the true-life story of Mitch and his family, and how they cope with the long hours and stress of his life as an executive at a Hollywood studio, reviewing scripts and pitches that might be made into movies.

State Catholic Conference directors leave Annapolis with ideas, perspective

August 14, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Local News, News

State Catholic Conference directors from 36 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, gathered July 31-Aug. 2 in Maryland’s capital city to discuss a variety of common concerns to those who assist local bishops with public policy.

Weigel’s new book recounts “unexpected” connection to St. John Paul II

August 10, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

How did a Baltimore boy get connected to Pope John Paul II, and how did he come to write “Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II,” published in the fall of 1999, and “The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II—The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.” Listen to George Weigel talk about his new book, “Lessons in Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II,” on “Catholic Baltimore.

Celebrating honors for the Catholic Review

July 24, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary

The Catholic Review picked up 32 awards combined from the Associated Church Press, the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association.

Bishop Madden celebrates 50 years as a priest

June 29, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Urban Vicariate

The archbishop called Bishop Madden “the whole package,” noting that his simplicity of dedication was inspiring.

Archbishop Lori announces mergers for three sets of parishes

June 12, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Pastoral Planning, Western Vicariate

The Catholic parishes in the Glen Burnie area are considering building a new church as their communities unite into a single parish.

Renovations, new altar dedicated at Church of the Ascension

June 6, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Eastern Vicariate, Local News, News, Parishes

“We’ve got a consecrated altar now,” Father John Williamson, exclaimed to a parishioner greeting him in the narthex of the Church of the Ascension after a Mass May 28 in which the altar was blessed and the new sanctuary was dedicated.

Refresh yourself – spiritually, too

June 2, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

If it’s good to dust off the cobwebs in our home, it’s even better to sweep clean your heart and soul.

Archdiocese reaffirms church fully cooperated with 1969 murder investigation

May 16, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Local News, News

Officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore reaffirmed that the church did not attempt to interfere in the investigation of the death of School Sister of Notre Dame Catherine Cesnik.

In Baltimore, five quick years for Archbishop Lori

May 9, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary

Five years in as the 16th shepherd of the first diocese in the United States, it seems like Archbishop Lori is just getting started.

A week of turmoil and triumph

April 6, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary

Each year, we celebrate the most momentous week in all of history, a week filled with turmoil and triumph: Holy Week.

Bishop Madden: Retired now … sort of

March 31, 2017
By Christopher Gunty
Filed Under: Bishops, Local News, News

Archbishop Lori asked Bishop Madden to remain a vicar general of the archdiocese and to serve as urban vicar in his retirement.

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