List of Catholic Review Journalists and Reporters
Catholic Review Journalists
1. Mary Clifford Morrell
Designation Journalist Author Bio Born and raised in Albany, N.Y., Mary Clifford Morrell is a Catholic journalist, editor, columnist and author who has served the Dioceses of Metuchen and Trenton, New Jersey; Burlington, Vermont, and RENEW International in the areas of communication and religious education. She is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review in Baltimore. Mother of six and grandmother of 10, Mary lives in New Jersey and was part of a team of transcribers who recently completed the transcriptions of Dorothy Day’s 6,800-page diary and 500 of her most historically significant letters as part of the proces...s for sainthood. Mary holds a bachelor’s degree from Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., and a master’s degree from Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J.more
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2. Kate Scanlon
Designation Author Author Bio Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. Kate Scanlon is a national reporter for OSV News covering Washington.
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3. Gina Christian
Designation Author Author Bio National Reporter, @OSVNews. Bylines at @CatholicNewsSvc @KyivPost @CatholicPhilly | Opinions mine, subject to the Magisterium.
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4. Julie Asher
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5. Christopher Gunty
Designation Editor Author Bio A Chicago-area native, Christopher Gunty is associate publisher/editor of Catholic Review Media. He also serves as a host of Catholic Review Radio.
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6. Gerry Jackson
Designation Web Editor Author Bio Gerry Jackson is the web editor for the Catholic Review and the Archdiocese of Baltimore. A graduate of Towson University and Archbishop Curley High School, he is a former sports editor of The Capital and The Baltimore Sun. The Perry Hall resident is a parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel in Overlea.
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7. Todd Karpovich
Designation Freelance Writer Author Bio Todd Karpovich is a freelance writer for the Catholic Review. A 1990 graduate of Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, he is a contributor to the Associated Press, ESPN, the Baltimore Sun, PressBox and Sports Xchange, among other media outlets nationwide. Todd is the co-author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box”; “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles”; and the author of “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs),” “Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees,&rd...quo; and “Michigan State Spartans (Inside College Football).”more
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8. Mary K. Tilghman
Designation Freelance Contributor Author Bio Mary Tilghman is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review who previously served as managing editor, news editor and staff writer for the Review. A parishioner of St. Ignatius in Baltimore, she and her husband have three adult children. Her first novel, “Divided Loyalties” (Black Rose Writing), a historical novel set in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, was published in 2017.
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9. Adam Zielonka
Designation Freelance Contributor Author Bio Adam Zielonka is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review and a journalist specializing in sports media. At present he works as an editor and writer for Field Level Media, an online sports news service. His past jobs have included reporting on local sports and news for the Capital-Gazette in Annapolis and the Washington Times in Washington, D.C. Adam’s writing and reporting have also been featured in the Washington City Paper, the Associated Press, the Hockey News and DeSales University Magazine. Adam grew up in New Jersey and spent four years living in the Maryland suburbs of Wash...ington. After attending DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., he received his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.more
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10. Sharon Crews Hare
Designation Freelance Contributor Author Bio Sharon Crews Hare, a former staff writer for the Catholic Review, is a freelance contributor to the Catholic Review. She is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Sharon is a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in the eHarrisburg Dioces, and resides in East Berlin, Pa.
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11. Lisa Harlow
Designation Freelance Writer Author Bio Lisa Harlow is a freelance writer for the Catholic Review. A Baltimore native, Lisa has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and public relations and has been honored by the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association and the Public Relations Society of America. Lisa is graduate of The Catholic High School of Baltimore. She holds a master's degree in professional writing from Towson University, and she is a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Essex, where her son attends school.
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12. Junno Arocho Esteves
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13. Tom Tracy
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14. Jean Gonzalez
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15. Peter Finney Jr.
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16. John Shaughnessy
Designation Author Author Bio John Shaughnessy is assistant editor at The Criterion, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
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17. Rita Buettner
Designation Author Author Bio Rita Buettner is a wife, working mother and author of the Catholic Review's Open Window blog. She and her husband adopted their two sons from China, and Rita often writes about topics concerning adoption, family and faith.
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18. George P. Matysek Jr.
Designation Author Author Bio George Matysek, a member of the Catholic Review staff since 1997, has served as managing editor since September 2021. He previously served as a writer, senior correspondent, assistant managing editor and digital editor of the Catholic Review and the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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19. Mark Pattison
Designation Author Author Bio Mark Pattison writes for the Catholic Standard, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington.
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20. John Mulderig
Designation Author Author Bio John Mulderig is media reviewer for OSV News.
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21. Mark Zimmermann
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22. Yvonne Wenger
Designation Author Author Bio Yvonne Wenger is a former journalist with the Baltimore Sun who now serves as director of public relations for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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23. James Ramos
Designation Author Author Bio James Ramos is a photojournalist for the Texas Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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24. George Weigel
Designation Author Author Bio George Weigel is the Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a Catholic theologian and a Baltimore native.
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25. Cindy Wooden
Designation Author Author Bio Rome Bureau Chief, Catholic News Service. Tweeting/retweeting inspiring, informative or interesting things. On Mastodon: @****@newsie.social
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26. Carol Glatz
Designation Author Author Bio Master of building & holding down forts. If I fit, I'll explore it. If it's chocolate, I'll eat it.
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27. Justin Mclellan
Designation Author Author Bio Rome correspondent for @CatholicNewsSvc | Journalist accredited @holyseepress | Go Irish @NotreDame
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28. Archbishop William E. Lori
Designation Author Author Bio Archbishop William E. Lori was installed as the 16th Archbishop of Baltimore May 16, 2012. Prior to his appointment to Baltimore, Archbishop Lori served as Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., from 2001 to 2012 and as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1995 to 2001. A native of Louisville, Ky., Archbishop Lori holds a bachelor's degree from the Seminary of St. Pius X in Erlanger, Ky., a master's degree from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg and a doctorate in sacred theology from The Catholic University of America. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Arch...diocese of Washington in 1977. In addition to his responsibilities in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop Lori serves as Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus and is the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.more
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29. Jenna Marie Cooper
Designation Author Author Bio Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. Jenna Marie Cooper, who holds a licentiate in canon law, is a consecrated virgin and a canonist whose column appears weekly at OSV News.
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30. Simon Caldwell
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31. Robert Alan Glover
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32. Sarah Mac Donald
Designation Author Author Bio Sarah Mac Donald writes for OSV News from Dublin.
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33. Kurt Jensen
Designation Author Author Bio Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. Kurt Jensen writes for OSV News from Washington.
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34. Father Joseph Breighner
Designation Columnist Author Bio Father Joseph Breighner is a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a columnist for the Catholic Review.
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35. George P. Matysek
Designation Managing Editor Author Bio Managing Editor of Catholic Review Media, a host of "Catholic Review Radio," husband and proud daddy of six. Have a good story? ****@catholicreview.org
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