“This special issue is a touching and beautiful tribute. Its articles are designed with care and dedication to the theme of the issue. Each piece is meaningful and professionally written and formatted.”  Read the award-winning special issue here. Read all of The Valley Catholic's award-winning local coverage here.

The Diocese of San José is delighted to announce that The Valley Catholic, now only in its second year, has been honored with two distinguished national awards from the Catholic Media Association for 2024. The Valley Catholic received an Honorable Mention in the Diocesan Catholic Magazine of the Year category and secured Third Place in the Special Issue category for the memorial issue “In Memory of Bishop Emeritus Patrick J. McGrath.” What the judges had to say: 

“I loved the fact that this entry had all of the articles published in three languages. Very impressive.” 

“This special issue is a touching and beautiful tribute. Its articles are designed with care and dedication to the theme of the issue. Each piece is meaningful and professionally written and formatted.” 

We enthusiastically invite the faithful of the Diocese of San José to read The Valley Catholic’s award-winning local coverage, available in both print and online!  We also encourage you to share the magazine and its compelling local stories near and far.  With new monthly features and web-exclusive content, The Valley Catholic is a powerful tool that may help unify and grow our Catholic community, while also reaching those who may be distant from the Church. This aligns with the first objective under Outreach priority in our Pastoral Plan: to share the Good News by encountering and listening to those currently not engaged in practicing the Faith.  

Consider striking up a conversation with someone about one of our stories by visiting: www.TheValleyCatholic.com 

Your participation is essential! We welcome story submission requirements and ideas, which can be submitted at https://www.dsj.org/storysubmission/  

Join us in spirit as we celebrate this national recognition. Thank you for allowing us to tell the story of the Diocese of San José!