His work there reflected his early politics roots and continued to tie religion to national issues.
He graduated from Newton South High School and obtained his degree from Haverford College.
[6] While working for The Boston Globe, Paulson was responsible for covering the world's faith and spirituality.
Prior to this, his career included seven years working as a city hall reporter, a state house bureau chief, and as a Washington correspondent at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Paulson co-authored the book, "Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church".