Catholic Press Association Awards 2019

Best Blog - By Layperson

First Place
National Catholic Register, Patti Armstrong 10 Point Gossip Test; Divine Reminder; Holy Hacks

Second Place
National Catholic Register, Kathy Schiffer Apocalypse April 23?; Baptizing Babies; Should the Church Sell Her Great Art to Feed the Poor?

Best Online Content Not Published in Print - Photo Content

Honorable Mention
National Catholic Register, 33 Exclusive Photos of the Swiss Guards’ Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Best Newspaper - National Newspaper

Honorable Mention
National Catholic Register

Best Front Page - Broadsheet

Second Place
National Catholic Register

Best Regular Column - Culture, the Arts and Leisure

Second Place
National Catholic Register, Steven D. Greydanus A Passion for the Ages; The Battle for Gotham's Soul; A Grinch with a bit of Grace

Best Coverage - Immigration

Third Place
Catholic News Agency, The Catholic vision of just immigration reform; How the LA Archdiocese is supporting separated immigrant families; Two pilgrims trek 30 miles to Encuentro to raise awareness of immigration issues; Commentary: Immigration and canonical penalties; What are the new border policies? A CNA Explainer

Honorable Mention
National Catholic Register

Best Coverage - Religious Liberty Issues

First Place
Catholic News Agency,  Masterpiece Cakeshop case drew $500k in grants from religious freedom foes; Religious freedom efforts in the spotlight as North Korean prisoners freed; How the Lord's Prayer led this North Korean defector to freedom; Understanding the Supreme Court's Masterpiece Cake ruling; Anti-religious freedom grants target Georgia, Florida, N.M., Texas; Holy See-China agreement draws criticism from US religious freedom advocates; Catholic bishops join with rabbis, imams in Canadian religious liberty fight

Second Place
National Catholic Register, HHS Dept. Protects Religious Freedom: Pro-lifers Applaud Move; Church Battles to Protect ‘Adoption Choice’;  ‘Victory for Victims’: Trump Signs Genocide Relief Act for Iraqi and Syrian Christians

Best Coverage - Pro-Life Issues

First Place
Catholic News Agency, Will Ireland's abortion vote launch a new pro-life party?; Lonely but determined, pro-life Democrats speak up; Supreme Court sides with pro-life pregnancy centers in California abortion case; Commentary: Respect is pro-life; Reversing Roe should be the beginning - not the end - for pro-lifers; A look at Trump's pro-life 'solution'

Third Place
National Catholic Register, Battle Big Abortion’s Bottom Line; Warrior for Life: Remembering J.J. Hanson, Who Fought Assisted Suicide While Battling Cancer;  Adoption: A Journey of Faith Amid Crosses

Best Feature Writing - National Newspaper or Wire Service

First Place
National Catholic Register, Journeying From Grief to Grace: How A Retreat Program Helps Sex-Abuse Victims Heal

Explanation of Marriage

First Place
National Catholic Register, Maronite Marriage of the ‘Multitudes’; Marital Friendship and the Procreation of Children; Do We Need Sacramental Preparation for Parenthood?

Best Analysis/Background/Round-Up News Writing - The Gerard E. Sherry Award - National Newspaper or Wire Service

Third Place
National Catholic Register, Humanae Vitae at 50: The Goodness of Creation—Teaching the Truth About Contraception; The Bitter Pill of Dissent; Paul VI’s Encyclical ‘Is More Acutely Relevant Today Than Ever’

Best Personality Profile - National Newspaper or Wire Service

Honorable Mention
National Catholic Register, Janet Smith, Defender of Humanae Vitae

Best Reporting of Social Justice Issues - Solidarity

Second Place
National Catholic Register, Church Suffers with Venezuelan People

Third Place
National Catholic Register, How I Learned to Love My Sister’s Murderer

Best Reporting on Vocations to Priesthood, Religious Life or Diaconate - National Newspaper or Wire Service

First Place
National Catholic Register, The Priestly Story Dioceses Tell

Second Place
Catholic News Agency, How Seminaries Help Men Discern the Call to Chaste Celibacy

Third Place
National Catholic Register, LA Carmelite Sisters Celebrate 90 Years; Fishers of Men: How the Apostleship of the Sea Brings the Gospel to Seafarers; Path to Answer the High Calling: New Program for Future Seminarians Pilots in LA

Best In-Depth News/Special Reporting - National Newspaper or Wire Service

Second Place
Catholic News Agency, Alleged Abuse Victim Searches for Justice in the Diocese Of Crookston

Honorable Mention
Catholic News Agency, As Alumni Claim Sexual Assault is Mishandled, Christendom College Vows to Improve

Best Investigative News Writing- National Newspaper or Wire Service

Third Place
Catholic News Agency, Investigation into Cardinal McCarrick, Newark

Best News Writing on National or International Event - International Event, National Newspaper or Wire Service

First Place
Catholic News Agency, Night of Terror: Inside the Catholic Church Attacked by Nicaragua's Paramilitary

Best Reporting of Social Justice Issues - Dignity and Rights of the Workers

Third Place
Catholic News Agency, Why Organized Labor is (Still) a Catholic Cause