The Catholic Standard & Times

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The Catholic Standard & Times
TypeCatholic
FoundedDecember 7, 1895; 128 years ago (1895-12-07)
Ceased publicationJuly 2012 (2012-07)
CityPhiladelphia
CountryUnited States

The Catholic Standard & Times, published from 1895 to 2012,[1] was the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

It was the product of the merger of two earlier Catholic newspapers of Philadelphia.[2] The Catholic Standard, the official organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia, was published by Wm. Pepper & Co.[3] from January 6, 1866, to November 30, 1895. The Catholic Times ran from December 3, 1892, to November 23, 1895.[4]

The Catholic Standard & Times published its first issue on December 7, 1895.[4] Until its last few years, it published 50 times per year, except the week of July 4 and the last week of the year. It won numerous press awards from the Philadelphia Press Association and the Catholic Press Association and was a member of the latter.[5]

The newspaper received no funding from the archdiocese; revenues came from advertising and parish and home subscriptions.[1] In 2007, declining revenue led the paper to begin to cut costs.[1] In 2011, it moved to a monthly schedule.[6] It was discontinued in July 2012.

Although the physical newspaper is no longer in publication, the website CatholicPhilly.com remains active and is the official news website of the archdiocese.

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  1. ^ a b c "About Us – Catholic Philly". catholicphilly.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. ^ "The Catholic Standard and Times (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1895-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. ^ "Catholic Standard (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1866-1895". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. ^ a b "Catholic Newspapers in Philadelphia". Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. ^ cst-phl.com "who we are" accessed 2010/6/19
  6. ^ "Catholic Standard And Times Newspaper Will Only Print Monthly". 2011-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

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