The Catholic Standard & Times

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

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

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.

See also

References
  1. "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. "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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