Catholic News and Journals  

 

Gateway to several diocesan newspapers and several magazines including Catholic Dossier, Catholic Faith, Catholic Family Perspectives Weekly, Catholic Health World, Catholic Near East Magazine, Catholic World Report, Crisis Magazine, Envoy Magazine, Our Sunday Visitor, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Spirituality for Today, Public Square of First Things; This Rock; St. Augustine Catholic Magazine; The Wire.  http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/mags.html

 

Catholic News Service

http://www.catholicnews.com/

Abstract: Catholic News Service, serving since 1920 as a news agency specializing in reporting religion, is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press. It is also a leading source of news for Catholic print and broadcast media throughout the world. CNS speeds news a minimum of five days a week to client publication which have publishing rights. Almost every English-language Catholic newspaper in the world uses CNS. The approximately 170 U.S. Catholic newspapers and broadcasters and the more than 70 other news organizations in some 60 countries that rely on CNS touch the lives of more than 8 million throughout the world. Vatican Radio, which broadcasts news around the globe in more than 30 languages, is among the users of the CNS daily news report.

 

Catholic On Line

http://www.catholic.org/index.php

Abstract: The site is a gateway to international, national, and diocesan news. The site also contains movie reviews and other information for Catholics.
 

Catholic World News

http://www.cwnews.com/index.cfm

Abstract: Catholic World News is an independent Catholic news service staffed by lay Catholic journalists, dedicated to providing accurate world news, written from a distinctively Catholic perspective. With correspondents all around the world, CWNews.com seeks to provide loyal Catholics and other interested readers with all the daily news that affects their Church and their faith.

 

Commonweal

http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/sommaire.php3

Abstract: Commonweal is an independent journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics. Twenty-two issues a year; usually 32 pages. Primarily focuses on politics, ethics, and theology. Commonweal publishes editorials, columns, essays, poetry, reviews of books, movies, plays, the media, a selection of apposite and/or funny cartoons, & lots of letters to the editors. Liberal? Conservative? Depends on the issue & the writer. From its founding in 1924(!), the journal has held that America has much to learn from Catholicism, and vice versa-a core belief that has survived severe testing in disputes over the Spanish Civil War, civil rights, Vietnam, Humanae vitae....

 

EWTN: Global Global Catholic Network

http://www.ewtn.com/news/index.asp

Abstract: News from the CNS (Catholic News Agency), CWN (Catholic World News), Zenit, and the Vatican Information Service. Links to a listing of major headlines for the last thirty days. Includes the ability to search by topic. 

 

Godspy: Faith at the Edge.

http://godspy.com/index.cfm

Abstract: GODSPY is an online magazine for Catholics and other seekers that combines news with analysis from a personal point of view. From politics to the arts, science to the economy, sexuality to ecology, GODSPY explores the ideas and experiences that reveal God’s presence in the world.

 

Holy See Press Office

http://www.vatican.va/news_services/index.htm

Abstract: The official press office of the Catholic Church. The site provides links to the Vatican's radio, newspaper, and television studio.

 

Origins. Washington: National Catholic News Service.

http://www.originsonline.com/

Abstract: Origins is the documentary service of the Catholic New Service, a unit of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is published weekly (bi-weekly during July and August). It reprints the texts of important Catholic Church documents and significant speeches and statements of Catholic leaders. The print version has quarterly indexes.Origins maintains a web site that allows full text searching of published documents. Searching is free, but there is a fee to download the full text of the documents. Originsonline.com requires a one-time registration to log on.

 

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops -- News

http://www.usccb.org/news/

Abstract: USCCB news contains news from CNS (Catholic News Service) as well as press releases. The website is designed to provide background information on a variety of issues as well as resources for Catholics, e.g., movie reviews and today's saint.

 

Zenit: The World Seen From Rome.

  http://www.zenit.org/english/

Abstract: ZENIT is an International News Agency that seeks to provide objective coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church. ZENIT's articles are reproduced in hundreds of publications worldwide and are used by numerous radio and TV stations. Our coverage includes: Activities of Benedict XVI, such as his travels, documents and audiences; The Vatican, including diplomatic activity, humanitarian efforts, and profiles of Church leaders; and, Interviews with and features about leading lay Catholics, including researchers, politicians, writers and entertainers. ZENIT currently offers its subscribers DAILY DISPATCHES in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. On Saturdays an in-depth ANALYSES on current news events is published. A WEEKLY REPORT -- a summary of top stories of the week -- is also available in all languages. On the  Home Page you will find the latest ZENIT news reports, along with interviews, features and access to our archives. To receive ZENIT Services BY E-MAIL you can subscribe to the distribution lists. ZENIT Services are FREE for PERSONAL USE.  For REPUBLICATION each ZENIT Service has its price. They are open to negotiating a lower cost for those media dedicated to evangelization, which might be unable to pay the normal price. To learn about republication fees, please contact: infoenglish@zenit.orgAny reprints of ZENIT items require prior permission.