Journalists launch initiative to bring letters from Venezuelan quake survivors to Pope Leo XIV July 24, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Since the pontificate of St. Paul VI, journalists covering the Vatican have had the unique privilege of direct access to the Vicar of Christ at 30,000 feet.
Radio Interview: Vatican journalist Carol Glatz shares insights on Pope Leo and covering the Church from Rome June 29, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Journalism, Local News, News, Radio Interview In this episode of Catholic Review radio, Carol Glatz sat down with Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty for a wide-ranging discussion on the joys and hardships of covering the Vatican and the popes.
Catholic Review Media brings home 82 awards from journalism competitions for 2025 work June 22, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News Catholic Review Media garnered 82 awards from various journalism organizations for work published in 2025, the highest total in six years. The Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association honored the Catholic Review as News Organization of the Year for the eighth year in a row for Division C, based on circulation and web audience size.
Chicago Catholic’s longtime photo editor wins CMA’s St. Francis de Sales Award June 22, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Karen Callaway, longtime photo editor for the Chicago Catholic, received the 2026 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Media Association at a luncheon on the final day of its annual conference June 16-19 in Atlantic City.
Saving your news June 18, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Journalism The Kiplinger Program based at Ohio University in Athens each year hosts a fellowship with a different theme. This year, that was “Saving Local News,” with an emphasis on concrete solutions for community news outlets. Catholic Review editor Christopher Gunty was selected as a fellow for this year’s program.
Pope Leo XIV urges media to show human face of war, not propaganda March 16, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has urged the media to show the human face of suffering amid war and to verify news so as not to recirculate “propaganda” or become a “mouthpiece for those in power.”
John Allen, nonpareil Vaticanista March 11, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism, The Catholic Difference John Allen was the best Anglophone Vaticanista ever, a man of great kindness who graciously helped everyone on that beat who had the sense to counsel with him.
Prolific catechist Paul Thigpen, who mused on extraterrestrial life, dies at 71 February 26, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Obituaries, World News Catholic theologian and prolific writer Thomas “Paul” Thigpen died Feb. 24 at the age of 71. A resident of Kennesaw, Georgia, he wrote more than 60 books and hundreds of articles on religion and faith.
Jimmy Lai’s daughter hopes for ‘political solution’ after devastating sentence February 10, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Religious Freedom, World News The daughter of imprisoned media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai said that while the 20-year sentence he was given was heartbreaking, her family, and especially her father, still trusts in “divine providence” for a solution.
Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20-year imprisonment February 9, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Religious Freedom, World News Media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, whose arrest nearly six years ago prompted outrage around the world, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
John L. Allen Jr.: A Man for All Seasons, at a Roman Table January 22, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Journalism, Obituaries John Allen never believed journalism was about winning arguments or pleasing audiences. He believed it was about fidelity — to facts, to sources, to context and ultimately to readers.
Crux editor, veteran Vatican journalist John Allen loses battle with cancer January 22, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Journalism, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News John Allen, the editor-in-chief of Crux whose decades-long career in journalism defined him as one of the authoritative voices on the Vatican and the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 61.
