How to Cover the Catholic Church

How to Cover the Catholic Church

gave a yeoman’s effort in designing and editing, even as they prepared for the

visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States, slated for April 15-20, 2008.

The USCCB’s Secretary for Communications, Helen Osman, was a strong

leader and enthusiastic backer of the project, and the Catholic Communication

Campaign agreed to fund it as a way of improving media coverage of the

church—a key goal.

We in Media Relations hope this work helps you. We offer a special prayer

that it does, for your work as a journalist is noble, a service to all who search

for truth in their newspapers, on the Web and in their souls.

Sister Mary Ann Walsh, RSM

Director of Media Relations

USCCB

2008

Information in this edition is updated to 2015.