KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star reporter Judy L. Thomas has been named the Religion Reporter of the Year for metropolitan newspapers.
The award was announced at the Religion Newswriters Association’s 2012 annual conference in Bethesda, Md.
Thomas was recognized for her coverage of a priest sex abuse scandal involving Father Shawn Ratigan, Bishop Robert Finn and the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese, and stories about the Rev. Jerry Johnston and the former First Family Church of Overland Park.
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