PHOENIX — Rhode Island Catholic and the diocesan Office of Communications and Public Relations were honored on Friday, June 27, with a combined 14 awards by the Catholic Media Association of the U.S. and Canada during the organization’s 2025 Catholic Media Conference. The awards were presented during the annual media convention, held in Phoenix, Arizona, featuring educational seminars for journalists and Catholic communicators. Next year’s Catholic Media Convention and Awards Banquet will be held in Atlantic City.
Rhode Island Catholic
Second Place
Best Photograph-Portrait: “Father Jairon
Olmos Looks Forward to a Beautiful Life of Ministry as a New Priest of the Diocese of Providence”
Rick Snizek
Third Place
Hot Topic: “Eucharistic Revival” featuring Rhode Island Catholic coverage from Indianapolis
Jennifer Barton and Rick Snizek; with a
column by now-Archbishop Richard B. Henning
Third Place
Best Seasonal Issue-Print Only for “Rhode Island Catholic Christmas Gift Guide”
Laura Kilgus, Jennifer Barton, Sue Richard,
Marie Zagorsky and Rick Snizek
Honorable Mention
Best Photograph-Scenic, Still-Life or Weather Photo for “Spring in Bloom:
Daffodils in Full Bloom at All Saints Parish”
Rick Snizek
Honorable Mention
Best News Writing Series-International Event: “Catholic Secondary School in Haiti, with Local Ties, Reopens for Learning
Amid Ongoing Political Unrest”
Rick Snizek
Honorable Mention
Best Print Supplement—On a Bishop’s Transition: “Thank You Father James: Providence Bids an Emotional Farewell to Beloved Priest as He Begins New Ministry as Bishop of Portland, Maine.”
Laura Kilgus, Rick Snizek, Cole DeSantis, Jennifer Barton and Sue Richard
Honorable Mention
Best Story and Photo Package
By Two Individuals or More:
“More Than 1,000 Fill Cathedral for Bilingual Votive Mass to Pray for Bishop-Elect.”
Laura Kilgus and Rick Snizek
Office of Communications
and Public Relations
First Place
Best Video Interview: “Bishop Richard G.
Henning and Bishop Robert Reed Interview on Child Protection in the Church on CatholicTV”
Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, Most Rev. Robert P. Reed, Diocese of Providence Communications Office; CatholicTV
Second Place
Diocesan/Parish Directory:
“2024 Diocese of Providence Directory
& Information Guide”
Diocese of Providence, Author and Publisher
Michael F. Kieloch, Laura Testa, Paula Mollo, Laura Kilgus, and Jeff Groves, Thinktree Design
Second Place
Best New Website: “CatholicSchools.org”
Michael F. Kieloch, Jeff Groves, Thinktree Design, Diocese of Providence Communications Office, Diocese of Providence Catholic Schools Office,
Michael G. Dowding, Wordscape Communications
Third Place
Best Use of Video on Social Media—Liturgical Season, Diocesan and National News
Organizations: “Holy Week with
Bishop Richard G. Henning”
Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, Michael F. Kieloch, Laura Testa, and Devlo Media
Honorable Mention
Best Annual Report for Diocesan Finances:
Laura Testa, Michael F. Kieloch and Jeff Groves, Thinktree Design
Honorable Mention
Best Diocesan Video Fundraising Appeal:
Produced by Communications Dept. Staff —
“Special Religious Education: A Ministry of the Catholic Charity Appeal”
Diocese of Providence Stewardship Office, Devlo Media, and Diocese of Providence
Communications Office
Honorable Mention
Best Use of Video on Social Media — Diocesan Communications: “Protecting Children is a
Sacred Task with Bishop Richard G. Henning”
Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, Michael F. Kieloch, Laura Testa, and Devlo Media
