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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.

Maryland legislators consider reducing state’s financial responsibility for child sex abuse


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Filed Under: 2023 Attorney General's Report, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, Maryland General Assembly, News

Del. C.T. Wilson, sponsor of the Child Victims Act that was passed by the Maryland Legislature in 2023, said he wants to ensure that the names of all perpetrators of child sexual abuse in the state Department of Juvenile Justice are made public. 

Archbishop Lori fosters ‘missionary creativity’ in new pastoral letter


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Seek the City to Come

Archbishop William E. Lori took the occasion of Ash Wednesday, March 5, to release an update to his original 2015 pastoral letter, “A Light Brightly Visible,” to focus on the pastoral implications of implementing the archdiocese’s Seek the City to Come planning that was announced a year ago.

Taller católico brinda apoyo y recursos ante cambios en el panorama migratorio


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Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español

Durante los primeros días del segundo mandato del presidente Donald J. Trump, se emitieron diversas órdenes ejecutivas que afectaron los derechos de inmigrantes y migrantes. El 23 de enero, representantes de parroquias y oficinas diocesanas de Maryland asistieron a una sesión informativa sobre el tema, organizada por expertos de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB), la Red Católica de Inmigración Legal (CLINIC) y el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE).

Workshop offers resources in fluid immigration landscape


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Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News

Several executive orders issued in the first days of President Donald J. Trump’s second term affect immigrants and migrant rights. Representatives from parishes and diocesan offices in Maryland received briefings Jan. 23 from experts from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.