Most popular stories and commentaries of 2022 on CatholicReview.org December 29, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News The most-read local stories and commentaries on CatholicReview.org for 2022
Aquila: Media claim church teaching helped prompt gay bar shooting is ‘lie’ December 28, 2022By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Journalism, News, World News Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called it irresponsible and a “flat out lie” for The Denver Post daily newspaper and some other local media to scapegoat Catholic teaching on human sexuality as a reason for hatred against transgender people and the wider LGBTQ community that led to a mass shooting at a Colorado gay bar.
Loss of print media seen as posing challenges to U.S. church communications December 4, 2022By Christina Lee Knauss Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Journalism, News, World News Catholic media, like their secular counterpart, is facing a day of reckoning caused by the rapid switch from print to digital media, as well as financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors.
With America magazine pope talks about church division, women, abortion November 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops’ conference.
Father Doyle, a former CNS columnist and Albany, N.Y., pastor, dies at 82 November 2, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Obituaries, World News Father Kenneth Doyle, who wrote the popular Catholic News Service “Question Corner” column for the last 11 years and had served as the CNS Rome bureau chief in the early 1980s, died Oct. 28 at Teresian House in Albany. He was 82.
Vatican announces theme for World Communications Day September 29, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ theme for the next World Communications Day is a call for a peaceful dialogue that allows for uncomfortable truths to be spoken of without resorting to contentious and hostile debate, the Vatican announced.
Digital world leaves some ‘hyperconnected and alone,’ Vatican official says August 16, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Good journalism has to be creative and promote communication that focuses on dialogue, intelligence and helping build active communities, said the prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.
Catholic journalists urged to face media, church distrust head-on July 12, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Catholic journalists face a twofold lack of trust as reporters who cover the church, a Catholic theologian reminded them July 6 at the annual Catholic Media Conference in Portland.
Catholic Review wins 73 awards from professional journalism organizations for 2021 work July 11, 2022By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, Local News, News With 22 awards at the 2022 Catholic Media Conference July 7, the Catholic Review completed the year with 73 awards from three professional organizations – the Catholic Media Association, the Associated Church Press and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association. The total is the second-highest in at least the last 13 years.
Ann Augherton of Arlington Catholic Herald wins St. Francis de Sales Award July 8, 2022By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Ann Augherton, managing editor of the Arlington Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2022 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Media Association.
Our Sunday Visitor announces launch of new Catholic news service in 2023 July 7, 2022By Carol Zimmermann Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, World News Scott Richert, publisher of Our Sunday Visitor, said July 6 the Indiana-based Catholic publishing company would fill the void left behind by the closure of the domestic operations of Catholic News Service in January 2023 with OSV News.
Navigating a changing media landscape June 6, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Amen Gunty Commentary, Commentary, Feature, Journalism The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to shut down domestic operations of CNS at the end of 2022.
