John Norton named editor of Our Sunday Visitor weekly newspaper

Published: 2007-12-20

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (CNS) -- John Norton, a former reporter for the Rome bureau of Catholic News Service and international news anchor for Vatican Radio, has been named editor of Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newspaper based in Huntington. Greg Erlandson, president of Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, said in a statement that Norton "brings to the position a knowledge of the international church, solid reporting instincts and an ambitious desire to elevate OSV as a premier source for information and analysis of Catholic issues." Erlandson added, "We are excited about having him as a member of our publishing team, and we look forward to the contribution he will make to Catholic journalism." Norton said he was "excited to be joining the editorial team of a newsweekly that has played such an important role in the history of the church in the United States."

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