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PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- Father Mike Schmitz and Jeff Cavins of Ascension Press are the recipients of the 2022 Cardinal John P. Foley Award from the Catholic Media Association. The Foley award recognizes demonstrated excellence and innovation in Catholic storytelling in the preceding year, with work presented on various media platforms, including -- but not limited to -- video, podcasts, photo spreads, blogs, or a multimedia melding of platforms. Its one of the highest honors given by the CMA.

Father Mike Schmitz and Jeff Cavins of Ascension Press received the 2022 Cardinal John P. Foley Award for innovative storytelling from the Catholic Media Association July 6 at its annual convention.

Eucharistic adoration takes place April 16, 2021, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Winchester, Va. It was held in the main church during the day to allow for social distancing and moved to the adoration chapel overnight. (CNS photo/Father Bjorn Lundberg, courtesy Catholic Herald) Apr. 28, 2021 Catholic News Service ARLINGTON, Va. – In the Washington area, silence is an elusive thing. Helicopters roar overhead, car horns blare and music plays. But after the din of the day subsides, the w...

The Tablet April 8, 2021 Jessica Rutherford, a freshman at St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, Va., poses for a photo March 31, 2021. She became a full member of the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil in the high school’s auditorium April 3. (Photo: CNS/Matt Riedl, Catholic Herald) By Matt Riedl CHANTILLY, Va. (CNS) — The chapel is the centerpiece of the new St. Paul VI Catholic High School campus 32 miles from the nation’s capital. Anyone walking through the school...