Catholic Courier

{{Short description|American Catholic newspaper}}

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| owner = Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

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| language = English

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| publishing_city = Rochester, New York

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| website = {{URL|https://catholiccourier.com}}

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The Catholic Courier is the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, New York.{{cite news|url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/09/14/catholic-courier-marks-years/15646147/|title='Catholic Courier' marks 125 years|newspaper=Democrat & Chronicle|first=Bennett J.|last=Loudon|date=14 September 2014}}

History

The journal was first published as The Catholic Journal in October 1889. It has had several names combining the words Catholic, Courier, and Journal over nearly 130 years.{{cite web | url=http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00020002/ | title=The Catholic Courier | access-date=2018-03-14 | archive-date=2018-02-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206042402/http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00020002/ | url-status=dead }} In 2004 the paper started putting all content online. In 2013 the paper completed a digital archive of all issues back to 1889.{{cite web | url=https://www.catholiccourier.com/articles/courier-archives-now-available-online | title='Courier' archives now available online | date=11 January 2013|website=Catholic Courier|first=Jennifer|last=Burke }}

Current form

The Courier is currently published ten times per year (January–June and August–December) as a printed newspaper, reaching nearly 100,000 homes in the 12-county Diocese of Rochester, New York. An interactive digital replica of the print format is available 12 months of the year, and news is updated daily. The newspaper also offers free weekly e-newsletters.

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