So, this week the Catholic Church gets a new pope…and Catholic Lane gets a new editor-in-chief — yours truly!

As you may recall, I have been as associate editor at Catholic Lane for the past year and a half or so, managing the Life Issues and Bioethics section. Sadly, my former editor-in-chief — and CL founding editor — Mary Kochan has been forced to step down due to increased disability in her hands and she graciously asked me to take her place. It seemed like an opportunity that I would be a fool to pass up. I pray that I am up to this challenge.

Thankfully, I’m not alone over there. Catholic Lane has an excellent editorial staff. Mary, bless her heart, is staying on as editor-at-large. So not only will we still be blessed with her excellent writing, but I will still be able to go to her for (much needed!) guidance! I’m also supported by two fantastic senior editors — the lovely and talented Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur who has been such a blessing and a help to me since I started working at Catholic Lane and the incredible Stacy Trasancos who also runs the show at Ignitum Today (where I also edit and contribute) and Catholic Stand.

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