NCR and St. Paul, Detroit, Honolulu diocesan papers get CPA honors

Published: 2007-05-29

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) -- The National Catholic Reporter in Kansas City, Mo., won first place for general excellence among national newspapers for the eighth straight year in Catholic Press Association judging. Diocesan newspapers judged tops in general excellence were The Catholic Spirit, St. Paul-Minneapolis, 40,001-plus circulation; The Michigan Catholic, Detroit, 17,001-40,000 circulation; and Hawaii Catholic Herald, Honolulu, 17,000-and-under circulation. The annual CPA awards for diocesan and national newspapers were announced May 25 at the Catholic Media Convention in Brooklyn. In the national category, the CPA's second place for general excellence went to The Catholic Register in Toronto. Third place went to the National Catholic Register in North Haven, Conn.

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