The Catholic Register

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The Catholic Register
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Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Archdiocese of Toronto
EditorJim O'Leary
Founded1893 [1]
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
ISSN 0383-1620
Website www.catholicregister.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Catholic Register is a Canadian weekly newspaper published by the Archdiocese of Toronto. Founded in 1893, it is the oldest English-language Catholic publication in Canada. Based in Toronto, Ontario, and circulated nationally, it is published weekly in tabloid format, with 47 issues per year. [2]

News coverage includes local, national and international church-related news (frequently reprinted from other Catholic news syndication services), plus features, opinion columns and editorials. Its Youth Speak News section gives Canadian youth a weekly voice in the newspaper.

The newspaper is distributed to more than 30,000 homes through subscription and to churches across Canada.[ citation needed ] It is also available to subscribers in digital format. [3]

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References

  1. "The Catholic Register (Kansas City, Mo.) 1899-1939". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  2. "The Catholic Register – St. Maximilian Kolbe". kolbe.ca.
  3. "Digital Edition + Archive". www.catholicregister.org.