Elana Sanchez looks at Jarramiyah Lewis as he looks into the camera at St. Peter Indian Mission Catholic School on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Bapchule, Ariz., Sept. 4, 2024. The school is a mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity out of Manitowoc, Wis., and was established in 1923. This photo was awarded first place in the "Best Photograph -- Portrait" category. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
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PHOENIX (OSV News) — With 23 awards from the Catholic Media Association, OSV News became the most-awarded Catholic newswire in 2025, with judges appreciating a vast range of content provided in 2024 by OSV News — from videos and photos to news series, and from national to international and Spanish content.
“I am very proud of the good work that OSV News has done in service to the church over the past two and a half years,” said Gretchen R. Crowe, editor in chief of OSV News.
“The OSV News team has a passion both for excellence and for keeping people informed about what’s happening in the church and the world and why it matters,” she added.
OSV News launched Dec. 31, 2022, as a Catholic news and information service from OSV, a Catholic publishing company headquartered in Huntington, Indiana, and founded in 1912 by Father John Francis Noll to serve the church’s mission by providing professional Catholic news and evangelizing content amid a hostile political and social environment.
As a partner in evangelization, OSV News allows dioceses and other organizations to connect and boost engagement with the faithful through the sharing of timely, trustworthy and accurate news and features stories and commentary that communicate the truth of what is happening in the Catholic Church and around the world.
Here is OSV News’ award-winning coverage:
Hot Topic — 2024 Election
First Place
2024 Election — Kate Scanlon and Kimberley Heatherington
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone elevates the monstrance as he blesses the city and pilgrims after crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco May 19, 2024. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of Crookston, Minn., chairman of the board of the National Eucharistic Congress Inc., blesses pilgrims July 17, 2024, during adoration at the opening revival night of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Elana Sanchez looks at Jarramiyah Lewis as he looks into the camera at St. Peter Indian Mission Catholic School on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Bapchule, Ariz., Sept. 4, 2024. The school is a mission of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity out of Manitowoc, Wis., and was established in 1923. This photo was awarded first place in the “Best Photograph — Portrait” category. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)
Spanish: Best News Writing — National/International Event
OSV News’ colleagues at Our Sunday Visitor magazine (both OSV News wire service and Our Sunday Visitor magazine are part of the OSV Catholic publishing company) also won multiple recognitions, listed as follows:
Magazine of the Year — National General Interest Magazines
Best Story and Photo Package — By Two Individuals or more
Second Place
Back to the Land (Again) — Nicole Snook and Matthew Lomano
OSV News congratulated all client publications and colleagues from other outlets for their recognition at CMC 2025 in Phoenix. Among them was Scott Warden, who had served as Our Sunday Visitor’s managing editor for the past decade, and won four awards for “Today’s Catholic,” newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, where he started as editor in chief in 2024.
Warden won first place as Editor of the Year, first place as Photographer of the Year, first place as Writer of the Year and second place for Best Use of Photos in Social Media for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend along with Joshua Schipper.
