The Tablet and its staff was cited 20 times June 23 at the Catholic Press Awards Banquet held in Quebec City, Canada.

Nuestra Voz, the Brooklyn diocesan Spanish news monthly also won 20 awards. Its Editor, Jorge Dominguez, received third honors as the Editor of the Year among Spanish journalists.

The Tablet competed in the category of weekly diocesan newspaper with 25,000+ circulation. Here is a list of The Tablet’s awards:

First Place

Best News Writing on a National or International Event: International Event – “Pope Appeals to Heart, Soul in Mexico; In Silence, Pope Spoke Loudest in Mexico” by Austen Ivereigh.

Second Place

Best Ad Copywriting – “Reconciliation Monday” Lent 2016 by Israel Ochoa.

Best Editorial on a National/International Issue: “Female Deacons?” by Father John P. Cush.

Best Feature Writing: “Bishop Prays with Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Clergy” by Maria-Pia Negro Chin.

Best Regular Scriptures Column: “Sunday Scriptures” by Father Jean-Pierre Ruiz.

Third Place

Best Editorial Page or Editorial Section: “Editorial Pages” by The Tablet Staff.

Best Newspaper Website – The Tablet, “TheTablet.org” by The Tablet Staff.

Best Coverage of the Year of Mercy: “Brooklyn Pilgrims Visit Six Holy Doors in Diocese; Maronites Have Their Own Set of Holy Doors; Mercy on the Streets” by Marie Elena Giossi.

Best Coverage of Mother Teresa’s Canonization: “Doctor Can’t Forget House Call to Calcutta; Seminarian’s ‘Miracle’ from Mother Teresa; Mother Teresa Statue is Gift from Albanians” by Frank DeRosa, Ed Wilkinson, and Marie Elena Giossi.

Best Coverage of World Youth Day: WYD Pilgrims from Diocese are Ready to be Challenged; WYD Delegates Celebrate Universality of the Church; Reporter’s Notebook from World Youth Day” by Maria-Pia Negro Chin and Marie Elena Giossi.

Best Coverage of the Olympics/Paralympics: Olympic Games: “Brooklyn Swimmer Has Silver Souvenir from Rio; Local Boxer Reaches Olympics; Gold Medal Ties Trace Back to McAuley H.S.” by Jim Mancari.

Honorable Mention

Best AD Copywriting: “Put Him on Your List This Christmas 2016” by Shartina Thompson.

Best Multimedia Package: Depiction of Religious Life: Catholic News Service, “Catholic mission set up to bring God to hipsters” by Chaz Muth, Katie Breidenbach and Ed Wilkinson.

Graphic Artist/Designer of the Year – Israel Ochoa.

Best News Writing on a Local or Regional Event: “Brooklyn Mourns Teenager’s Tragic Death; Laid to Rest: Brooklyn Student’s Death More Complicated as Details Emerge” by The Tablet Staff.

Best News Writing on a National or International Event: International Event, “In Brooklyn, Pakistanis Pray for Terror Victims” by Antonina Zielinska.

Best Regular Column by a Bishop or Archbishop “Put Out Into the Deep” by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

Best Coverage of Local Politics “Off the Markey; Daily News Leads Hit Job on the Church; No Tears Shed Over Ouster of Markey” by Ed Wilkinson.

Newspaper of the Year: The Tablet.

Best Coverage of Violence in Our Communities: “At Candlelight Vigil, Bishop Leads Prayers for Justice and Peace; Why This Evil?; No Easy Answers to Racial Divide” by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Father John P. Cush, Ed Wilkinson and Antonina Zielinska.