The diocesan Office of Communications and The Catholic Virginian received national recognition – with six awards and two honorable mentions – during the Catholic Media Conference, hosted by the Catholic Media Association, in Atlanta this year.
Office of Communications
- First Place: Best Use of Video on Social Media – Ongoing Series
- Eucharistic Revival – College Students Share Views on the Eucharist
- (Claire Bebermeyer, Mark Kwolek)
- Third Place: Best Use of Photos in Social Media
- Postcards from Portugal/World Youth Day 2023
- (Claire Bebermeyer, Michael Mickle)
The Catholic Virginian
- Honorable Mention: Best Newspaper – Non-Weekly
- (The Catholic Virginian Staff)
- Second Place: Best Regular Column by Bishop or Archbishop
- Christ Our Hope
- (Bishop Barry C. Knestout)
- First Place: Best Headline
- “Ale-vangelizing in the Community”
- (Lily Nguyen Dunkle)
- Third Place: Best Personality Profile – Non-Weekly
- Augusta County Blacksmith Forges Signs of Faith
- (Joe Staniunas)
- Second Place: Best Photograph – National/International Event
- Bishop Knestout Listening to Young Pilgrim (World Youth Day)
- (Michael Mickle)
- Honorable Mention: Best Photograph – Scenic, Still-life or Weather Photo
- St. Joseph Statue in Santarem, Portugal (World Youth Day)
- (Michael Mickle)