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America’s Web site has been awarded first place for the third year in a row by the Catholic Press Association. Many thanks to all of our friends and contributors for making this happen.

The magazine took home several awards from this year’s CPA Convention in New Orleans. Browse the links below to read America‘s best from 2009.

FIRST PLACE:

Best Web Site

Best Review: Review of “Precious,” John Anderson (November 30, 2009)

Best Review Section: Fall Books II (November 2, 2009)

Best Investigative Writing: “Then There Was One,” Daniel P. Sulmasy (March 16, 2009)

THIRD PLACE:

Best Online/Multi-Media Presentation of Visuals: “Birth of a Jazz Mass”

OTHER AWARDS:

Culture Editor James Martin, S.J., won for “Best Coverage of the Year for Priests” for his essay in the journal Catholic Update.

If you haven’t subscriber to our award winning magazine yet, what are you waiting for? Our $12 offer for first-time Web subscribers expires July 1.

Tim Reidy joined America’s staff in October 2006 and served as online editor for several years before moving into his current role as the deputy editor in chief. Tim oversees America’s newsroom, directing its daily news coverage as well as working with the editorial leadership team to plan each print issue. Tim also edits the magazine’s Ideas section, where he contributes book reviews and essays. Before joining America, he worked at the Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut, and Commonweal magazine. In addition to writing for America, he has contributed to The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. He has been interviewed about the Catholic Church on WNYC in New York, ABC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. He lives in Bronxville, N.Y., with his wife and two children.