San Francisco, Calif., Aug 31, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Domenico Bettinelli has been named editor of The Catholic World Report (CWR), America’s leading Catholic news magazine and Ignatius Press’ flagship journal. After 12 years with CWR, retiring editor Phil Lawler will become editor emeritus, and will continue to be an active presence and will occasionally write for the magazine.
Bettinelli, 36, has worked with Lawler since 1995, first as assistant editor and then as managing editor of The Catholic World Report. He has also been managing editor of Lawler’s web news service CWNews.com. Bettinelli is a native of Boston and holds a theology degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH.
Bettinelli plans to continue delivering the same hard-hitting news and investigation that is CWR’s trademark.