Edmond Brosnan to head CNS special projects department

Published: 2007-01-30

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Edmond Brosnan joins the staff of Catholic News Service in February as the manager of special projects and editor of Origins, Catholic Trends and Faith Alive! He succeeds David Gibson, the founding editor of Origins, who retires this April. Brosnan was an editor with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' publishing department prior to coming to CNS. He also has a solid background in journalism and education. "Edmond Brosnan brings a fine set of skills to an important position at CNS that will help shepherd many of our products and services into the future," said Tony Spence, CNS director and editor in chief. "This department requires a hard-to-find combination of experience in journalism and catechetics." As manager of the CNS special projects department, Brosnan will oversee Origins, the agency's flagship English-language documentary service. He will be responsible for editing Catholic Trends, a biweekly newsletter for church professionals, and the catechetical series, Faith Alive! He also will oversee CNS's 25-strong stable of writers in its columns and Viewpoints service.

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