History
The Catholic Herald was established as a newspaper in 1888. [1] It was first owned and edited by Derry-born Charles Diamond until his death in 1934. After his death the paper was bought by Ernest Vernor Miles, a recent convert to Roman Catholicism and head of the New Catholic Herald Ltd. Miles appointed Count Michael de la Bédoyère as editor, a post he held until 1962. De la Bédoyère's news editor was writer Douglas Hyde, also a convert who arrived from the Communist Daily Worker . [2] De la Bédoyère almost went to prison for criticising what he saw as Churchill's appeasement of the "godless" Soviet Union. [1] In the 1980s, when Peter Stanford became the editor, the publication openly supported left-wing politics in South America. [1] Stephen Bates of The Guardian says that in the later 1990s and early 2000s under William Oddie, the publication moved to the right and published criticism of liberal bishops and Jesuits. Bates went on to say that editor Luke Coppen, installed in 2004, takes a more embracing stance towards Catholics of all political hues. During his tenure, Oddie lost a libel suit against Bates. [1]
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name Daire meaning "oak grove". In 1613, the city was granted a Royal Charter by King James I and gained the "London" prefix to reflect the funding of its construction by the London guilds. While the city is more usually known colloquially as Derry, Londonderry is also commonly used and remains the legal name.
Charles Diamond was an Irish newspaper entrepreneur and Labour Party politician.
Count Michael Anthony Maurice de la Bédoyère (1900–1973) was an English author, editor and journalist.
The online version of the magazine includes articles from the print edition of The Catholic Herald, as well as web-only content such as the coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s April 2008 trip to the United States. The site was revamped in November 2013.
Pope Benedict XVI, also known as the Pope emeritus, served as head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "Pope Emeritus" upon his resignation.
In December 2014 it became a magazine, with a revamped website covering breaking news. [3] "The" was dropped from the title and the magazine started being known as Catholic Herald. A relaunch party on 11 December 2014 was attended by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor and Princess Michael of Kent. [3] The magazine is currently owned by Sir Rocco Forte and Lord Black of Crossharbour. [3] [4]
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He was made cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. He submitted his resignation as archbishop on reaching his 75th birthday in 2007; Pope Benedict XVI accepted it on 3 April 2009.
Princess Michael of Kent is a member of the British royal family of German, Austrian and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of King George V. Princess Michael was an interior designer before becoming an author; she has written several books on European royalty. She also undertakes lecture tours as well as supporting her husband in his public duties.
Sir Rocco Giovanni Forte, FCA, FIoD is an English hotelier and the chairman of Rocco Forte Hotels.
The Scottish Catholic Observer is owned by the Catholic Herald.
The Scottish Catholic Observer is Scotland's only national Catholic newspaper, founded in 1885. It features news of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland as well as regular international church news and reports from the Vatican. The paper is owned by The Catholic Herald newspaper group.
A U.S. edition of the Catholic Herald was launched on 16 November 2018 under the editorship of Michael Warren Davis.
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Guy Martyn Thorold Huchet de la Bédoyère is a British historian, who has published widely on Roman Britain and other subjects; and has appeared regularly on the Channel 4 archaeological television series Time Team, starting in 1998.
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