Journalism Archives

Cindy Wooden of CNS wins St. Francis de Sales Award

Jun 10, 2021

Cindy Wooden, Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service, is the recipient of the 2021 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Media Association.

By Chaz Muth

Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55

May 8, 2021

Rachel Zoll, who for 17 years as religion writer for The Associated Press endeared herself to colleagues, competitors and sources with her warm heart and world-class reporting skills, died Friday in Amherst, Massachusetts, after a three-year bout with brain cancer. She was 55.

By David Crary

Talk of federal aid for local journalism includes religious news outlets

Apr 15, 2020

Local journalism outlets, including diocesan newspapers, are being touted as vital information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic worthy of being included in a new round of federal emergency aid.

By Dennis Sadowski

‘Ed’ Wall, veteran journalist in secular, Catholic press, dies at 94

Jan 22, 2020

Arthur E. P. “Ed” Wall, a veteran journalist who spent many years in the secular press and the Catholic press, died Jan. 18 in Orland Park. He was 94.

By Catholic News Service

Help unmask fake, destructive news, pope tells journalists

Sep 23, 2019

Catholic journalists need to be able to distinguish good from evil and recognize how their words can shape the world, not just describe what has happened, Pope Francis said.

By Carol Glatz

On American critics, Pope says he doesn’t want a schism but he’s not afraid of it

Sep 10, 2019

“There always is the schismatic option in the Church,” Francis said. “It’s a choice that the Lord leaves to human freedom. I am not afraid of schism … I pray for them not to happen, as the spiritual health of many people is at stake.”

By Inés San Martín

Editor’s Note: Godspeed to Crux’s Claire Giangravè

Aug 19, 2019

Claire Giangravè, our Faith and Culture correspondent and a key ingredient in Crux’s success over the last three years, is leaving us to take up a new position with the Religion News Service as their Vatican correspondent as part of a broader partnership with the Associated Press.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Revised CPA code an ethical guide, educational tool for Catholic media

Jun 29, 2019

A revised “Fair Publishing Practices Code” of the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada was unveiled during the organization’s business meeting June 21 at the Catholic Media Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida.

By Catholic News Service