CatholicPhilly.com was awarded first place for Best General Publisher Web Site in the United States and Canada by the Catholic Press Association at this year's Catholic Media Conference. Deemed the top source for Catholic news in the Philadelphia area and beyond, judges applauded the website for its 'clean presentation', 'easy navigation', and ability to 'get where you need to go easily with just a few clicks.' The website underwent a redesign last November.

"It is a blessing to work with talented professionals in any field. But in this one, we know that our work has a dimension of the eternal," says Matt Gambino, Director and General Manager of CatholicPhilly.com. "It remains our mission to inform, inspire and form in the Catholic faith the 50,000 monthly visitors to CatholicPhilly.com, and thereby to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the new evangelization."

The site was also awarded honorable mention for Best Freestanding Online/Multimedia Presentation of Photo Gallery or Slide Show for their photo coverage of the 250th anniversary celebration at Old Saint Mary's Parish.

"Photographer Sarah Webb captures the essence of events and people with professionalism and insight," Gambino adds. "She and all our faithful contributors are a credit to the church and the profession of journalism to which they are dedicated."

Catholic Philly serves more customers digitally than they did in print through the former Catholic Standard and Times newspaper.

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