The Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, Mark Sappenfield, will be stepping back from his role as Editor, having decided to extend his stay in Berlin, Germany, where he and his family have been living since August 2023. He will continue to work for the Monitor in a senior role.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Christa Case Bryant as the next Editor of The Christian Science Monitor. Christa brings twenty years of experience as an international bureau chief, political reporter, and editor to her new post and, most important, a deep understanding of the Monitor’s mission. Christa will take the reins from Mark in the early part of next year. 

We are very grateful for Mark’s editorial direction of the Monitor over the past eight years and his continuing commitment to the Monitor’s work. Mark has reported from the Pentagon to Afghanistan, covering seven Olympic Games and multiple NASA missions. As Editor, he has helped to develop and produce the Monitor’s “values projects,” including the Respect Project, Finding Resilience, and Rebuilding Trust. He has worked assiduously in pursuit of a deeper journalism that has been the Monitor’s hallmark, and to support and develop staff at all stages of their careers.