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Content includes news and features from the United States, the [[Holy See|Vatican]], and worldwide, on such topics as culture, education, books, arts, and entertainment, as well as interviews. Online content includes various blogs and breaking news.
Content includes news and features from the United States, the [[Holy See|Vatican]], and worldwide, on such topics as culture, education, books, arts, and entertainment, as well as interviews. Online content includes various blogs and breaking news.


The ''Register''{{'}}s print edition is published (bi-weekly, 26 times a year).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncregister.com/info/publishers_page | title=Publisher's Page | publisher=National Catholic Register}}</ref> Tom Wehner has been the managing editor since 2009. Jeanette DeMelo became editor in chief in 2012.
The ''Register''{{'}}s print edition is published biweekly (26 times a year).<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Catholic Register Subscription {{!}} Magazine-Agent.com |url=https://www.magazine-agent.com/National-Catholic-Register/Subscription/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.magazine-agent.com}}</ref> Tom Wehner has been the managing editor since 2009. Jeanette DeMelo became editor in chief in 2012. She was succeeded by Shannon Mullen in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ncregister.com/interview/new-editor-in-chief-shannon-mullen-welcomes-opportunity-to-hone-register-s-journalistic-edge | title=New Editor-in-Chief Shannon Mullen Welcomes Opportunity to Hone Register's Journalistic Edge | date=January 31, 2023 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Diocesan ownership===
===Diocesan ownership===
The ''National Catholic Register'' was founded as the national edition of the ''[[Denver Catholic Register]]'', the official weekly newspaper of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|Diocese of Denver]]. The ''National Catholic Register'' began publication on November 8, 1927, with four pages of national and international news. Monsignor Matthew J. Smith was its first editor.<ref name=TCA /><ref name="CathReview">{{cite news|title=EWTN acquires National Catholic Register; newspaper launched in 1927|work=[[The Catholic Review]]|location=Baltimore|publisher=Cathedral Foundation|date=January 19, 2012|accessdate=June 27, 2023|url=https://www.archbalt.org/ewtn-acquires-national-catholic-register-newspaper-launched-in-1927/}}</ref><ref name="NCR Smith">{{cite news|title=The Register at 90|first=Peter Jesserer|last=Smith|work=National Catholic Register|location=Irondale, Alabama|publisher=EWTN|date=October 29, 2017|pages=1, 5|url=https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_1.pdf}} [https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_5.pdf]</ref><ref name="AODDR NCR">{{cite web|title=National Catholic Register|work=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|location=Denver|accessdate=June 27, 2023|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3Ancr}}</ref>
The ''National Catholic Register'' was founded as the national edition of the ''[[Denver Catholic Register]]'', the official weekly newspaper of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|Diocese of Denver]]. The ''National Catholic Register'' began publication on November 8, 1927, with four pages of national and international news. Monsignor Matthew J. Smith was its first editor.<ref name=TCA /><ref name="CathReview">{{cite news|title=EWTN acquires National Catholic Register; newspaper launched in 1927|work=[[The Catholic Review]]|location=Baltimore|publisher=Cathedral Foundation|date=January 19, 2012|access-date=June 27, 2023|url=https://www.archbalt.org/ewtn-acquires-national-catholic-register-newspaper-launched-in-1927/}}</ref><ref name="Register at 90">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Peter Jesserer |date=October 29, 2017 |title=The Register at 90 |pages=1, 5 |work=National Catholic Register |publisher=EWTN |location=Irondale, Alabama |url=https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_1.pdf}} [https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_5.pdf]</ref><ref name="AODDR NCR">{{cite web|title=National Catholic Register|work=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|location=Denver|access-date=June 27, 2023|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3Ancr}}</ref>


In June 1929, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno|Diocese of Monterey–Fresno]] asked to bundle local news with the ''National Catholic Reporter'', and other dioceses followed suit. The arrangement turned into a chain known as the '''Register System of Newspapers'''. Dioceses across the United States could wrap their own diocesan newspapers around the national edition.<ref name=TCA /><ref name="CathReview" /><ref name="NCR Smith">{{cite news|title=The Register at 90|first=Peter Jesserer|last=Smith|work=National Catholic Register|location=Irondale, Alabama|publisher=EWTN|date=October 29, 2017|pages=1, 5|url=https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_1.pdf}} [https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_5.pdf]</ref><ref name="AODDR NCR" /> In 1931, Msgr. Smith founded the Register School of Journalism at [[St. Thomas Seminary (Denver)|St. Thomas Seminary]] in Denver.<ref name="NCR Smith" /> The chain's circulation peaked in the 1950s, with the national edition and at least 34 diocesan editions reaching 850,000 households.<ref name="CathReview" /><ref name="NCR Smith" /><ref name="AODDR NCR" /><ref>{{cite news|title=National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary|work=[[Catholic News Agency]]|location=Denver|date=November 8, 2017|accessdate=June 27, 2023|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/37156/national-catholic-register-celebrates-90th-anniversary}}</ref>
In June 1929, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno|Diocese of Monterey–Fresno]] asked to bundle local news with the ''National Catholic Register'', and other dioceses followed suit. The arrangement turned into a chain known as the '''Register System of Newspapers'''. Dioceses across the United States could wrap their own diocesan newspapers around the national edition.<ref name=TCA /><ref name="CathReview" /><ref name="NCR Smith">{{cite news|title=The Register at 90|first=Peter Jesserer|last=Smith|work=National Catholic Register|location=Irondale, Alabama|publisher=EWTN|date=October 29, 2017|pages=1, 5|url=https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_1.pdf}} [https://ncreg-multimedia.sourcefabric.org/images/documents/NCR1029_news_5.pdf]</ref><ref name="AODDR NCR" /> In 1931, Msgr. Smith founded the Register School of Journalism at [[St. Thomas Seminary (Denver)|St. Thomas Seminary]] in Denver.<ref name="NCR Smith" /> The chain's circulation peaked in the 1950s, with the national edition and at least 34 diocesan editions reaching 850,000 households.<ref name="CathReview" /><ref name="NCR Smith" /><ref name="AODDR NCR" /><ref>{{cite news|title=National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary|work=[[Catholic News Agency]]|location=Denver|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=June 27, 2023|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/37156/national-catholic-register-celebrates-90th-anniversary}}</ref>


===Twin Circle ownership===
===Twin Circle ownership===
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In 2013, the ''Register'' had a print circulation of 24,706.<ref name=archindy>[https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2013/02-22/editorial.html Fink, John F., "The Catholic press and new media", ''The Criterion'', Archdiocese of Indianapolis, February 22, 2013]</ref>
In 2013, the ''Register'' had a print circulation of 24,706.<ref name=archindy>[https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2013/02-22/editorial.html Fink, John F., "The Catholic press and new media", ''The Criterion'', Archdiocese of Indianapolis, February 22, 2013]</ref>
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==Former Register newspapers==
==Former Register newspapers==
* ''The Ad­vance Register'', Dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita|Wichita]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City|Dodge City]] (1940–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey">{{cite news|title=Triumphs of 'Register' Punctuate Forays on Bigotry and Injustice|first=Francis|last=Syrianey|work=The Denver Catholic Register|location=Denver|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|date=November 8, 1951|at=§2, pp. 3, 8|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3A7285/datastream/OBJ/view#page=3|via=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository}}</ref>
* ''The Advance Register'', Dioceses of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita|Wichita]] and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City|Dodge City]] (1940–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey">{{cite news|title=Triumphs of 'Register' Punctuate Forays on Bigotry and Injustice|first=Francis|last=Syrianey|work=The Denver Catholic Register|location=Denver|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|date=November 8, 1951|at=§2, pp. 3, 8|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3A7285/datastream/OBJ/view#page=3|via=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository}}</ref>
* ''The Alamo Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio|Archdiocese of San An­tonio]] (1942–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Alamo Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio|Archdiocese of San Antonio]] (1942–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''[[The Catholic Telegraph]]-Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati|Archdiocese of Cincinnati]] (1937–1961)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" /><ref name="Telegraph History">{{cite web|title=History|work=The Catholic Telegraph|publisher=Archdiocese of Cincinnati|year=2009|access-date=September 6, 2013|url=http://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/history}}</ref>
* ''[[The Catholic Telegraph]]-Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati|Archdiocese of Cincinnati]] (1937–1961)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" /><ref name="Telegraph History">{{cite web|title=History|work=The Catholic Telegraph|publisher=Archdiocese of Cincinnati|year=2009|access-date=September 6, 2013|url=http://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/history}}</ref>
** ''Catholic Telegraph-Register, Dayton–Miami Valley Edition'' (1939–1961)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
** ''Catholic Telegraph-Register, Dayton–Miami Valley Edition'' (1939–1961)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Columbus Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus|Diocese of Columbus]] (1940–before 1951)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Columbus Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus|Diocese of Columbus]] (1940–before 1951)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Eastern Kansas Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Diocese of Kan­sas City in Kansas]] (1939–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Eastern Kansas Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Diocese of Kansas City in Kansas]] (1939–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Inland Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane|Diocese of Spokane]] (1942–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Inland Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane|Diocese of Spokane]] (1942–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Lake Shore Visitor-Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Diocese of Erie]] (1938–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Lake Shore Visitor-Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Diocese of Erie]] (1938–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
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* ''The Register, Arizona Edition'' (1940–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Arizona Edition'' (1940–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Central California Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno|Diocese of Monterey–Fresno]] (1929–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Central California Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno|Diocese of Monterey–Fresno]] (1929–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Regis­ter, Duluth Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth|Diocese of Duluth]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Duluth Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth|Diocese of Duluth]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Regis­ter, Eastern Montana Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings|Diocese of Great Falls]] (1931–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Eastern Montana Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings|Diocese of Great Falls]] (1931–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, In­termountain Catholic Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City|Diocese of Salt Lake]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Intermountain Catholic Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City|Diocese of Salt Lake]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Kansas City, Missouri, Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph|Diocese of Kansas City]] (1939–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Kansas City, Missouri, Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph|Diocese of Kansas City]] (1939–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, La Crosse Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse|Diocese of La Crosse]] (1936–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, La Crosse Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse|Diocese of La Crosse]] (1936–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
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* ''The Register, Nebraska Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island|Diocese of Grand Island]] (1931–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Nebraska Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island|Diocese of Grand Island]] (1931–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Nevada Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno|Diocese of Reno]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Nevada Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno|Diocese of Reno]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Northwestern Kan­sas Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina|Diocese of Salina]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Northwestern Kansas Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Salina|Diocese of Salina]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Peoria Edi­tion'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria|Diocese of Peoria]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Peoria Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria|Diocese of Peoria]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Santa Fe Edi­tion'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe|Archdiocese of Santa Fe]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Santa Fe Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe|Archdiocese of Santa Fe]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Southern Nebraska Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln|Diocese of Lincoln]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Southern Nebraska Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln|Diocese of Lincoln]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, St. Cloud Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud|Diocese of Saint Cloud]] (1938–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, St. Cloud Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud|Diocese of Saint Cloud]] (1938–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Superior California Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento|Diocese of Sacramento]] (1932–before 1951)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Superior California Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento|Diocese of Sacramento]] (1932–before 1951)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Superior California–Nevada Edition'', Dioceses of Reno and Sacramento (1930–1932)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Superior California–Nevada Edition'', Dioceses of Reno and Sacramento (1930–1932)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Ten­nessee Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville|Diocese of Nashville]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Tennessee Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville|Diocese of Nashville]] (1937–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Texas Panhandle Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo|Diocese of Amaril­lo]] (1936–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Texas Panhandle Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo|Diocese of Amarillo]] (1936–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Regis­ter, West Virginia Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston|Diocese of Wheeling]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, West Virginia Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston|Diocese of Wheeling]] (1934–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, West­ern Montana Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena|Diocese of Helena]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Register, Western Montana Edition'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena|Diocese of Helena]] (1932–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''[[Dateline Colorado|The Southern Colorado Register]]'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo|Diocese of Pueblo]] (1945–1967)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Colorado Register|work=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|location=Denver|accessdate=June 27, 2023|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3Asouthern}}</ref>
* ''[[Dateline Colorado|The Southern Colorado Register]]'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo|Diocese of Pueblo]] (1945–1967)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Colorado Register|work=Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver|location=Denver|access-date=June 27, 2023|url=https://archives.archden.org/islandora/object/archden%3Asouthern}}</ref>
* ''The St. Louis Register'' (1941–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The St. Louis Register'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis|Archdiocese of St. Louis]] (1941–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Steubenville Register'' (1945–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />
* ''The Steubenville Register'', [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville|Diocese of Steubenville]] (1945–?)<ref name="DCR Syrianey" />


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Catholic News Agency]]
* [[Catholic News Agency]]
* [[List of Catholic newspapers and magazines in the United States]]


==References==
==References==
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Not to be confused with National Catholic Reporter or The Catholic Register.

National Catholic Register
Cover of National Catholic Register, February 26 - March 10, 2012 issue
TypeCatholic
Format
  • Print
  • Online
Owner(s)EWTN
Founder(s)Matthew J. Smith
PublisherMichael Warsaw
FoundedNovember 8, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-11-08)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersIrondale, Alabama
Circulation24,706 (as of 2013)[1]
ISSN0027-8920
Websitencregister.com

The National Catholic Register is a Catholic newspaper in the United States. It was founded on November 8, 1927, by Matthew J. Smith as the national edition of the Denver Catholic Register. The Register's current owner is the Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. of Irondale, Alabama, which also owns the Catholic News Agency.

Content includes news and features from the United States, the Vatican, and worldwide, on such topics as culture, education, books, arts, and entertainment, as well as interviews. Online content includes various blogs and breaking news.

The Register's print edition is published biweekly (26 times a year).[2] Tom Wehner has been the managing editor since 2009. Jeanette DeMelo became editor in chief in 2012. She was succeeded by Shannon Mullen in January 2023.[3]

History

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Diocesan ownership

[edit]

The National Catholic Register was founded as the national edition of the Denver Catholic Register, the official weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Denver. The National Catholic Register began publication on November 8, 1927, with four pages of national and international news. Monsignor Matthew J. Smith was its first editor.[4][5][6][7]

In June 1929, the Diocese of Monterey–Fresno asked to bundle local news with the National Catholic Register, and other dioceses followed suit. The arrangement turned into a chain known as the Register System of Newspapers. Dioceses across the United States could wrap their own diocesan newspapers around the national edition.[4][5][8][7] In 1931, Msgr. Smith founded the Register School of Journalism at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver.[8] The chain's circulation peaked in the 1950s, with the national edition and at least 34 diocesan editions reaching 850,000 households.[5][8][7][9]

Twin Circle ownership

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After Msgr. Smith's death in 1960, the chain entered a period of decline. By 1970, the chain had been dismantled, with each diocesan edition being transferred back to local diocesan management.[8] On August 6, 1970,[7] Patrick Frawley's Twin Circle Publishing Co. purchased the financially struggling[4] National Catholic Register, changing its editorial focus from progressive to conservative.[10] At the point of sale, the paper had a circulation of 112,000.[4]

Legionary ownership

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In 1995, Frawley sold the paper to Circle Media, a ministry of the Legion of Christ.[11] During the church sex abuse scandals of the 2000s, the paper downplayed allegations of sexual abuse by Legionary founder Marcial Maciel, and defended him against the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on its editorial pages. After new revelations in 2009, benefactors cut ties with the paper, leaving it in a precarious state. In 2010, the paper's publisher, Father Owen Kearns, issued an apology for its coverage of Maciel and his victims. He was replaced by Dan Burke, who moved the paper from weekly to biweekly publication and launched a new website.[8]

EWTN ownership

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In 2011, Eternal Word Television Network acquired the paper from the Legion of Christ.[12][13]

In 2013, the Register had a print circulation of 24,706.[1]

The 2017 Catholic Press Association awards named the Register Newspaper of the Year.[14]

In 2021, the Register had an average print circulation of 43,117 based on its 2021 Statement of Ownership on file at the USPS.

Former Register newspapers

[edit]

Notable people

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fink, John F., "The Catholic press and new media", The Criterion, Archdiocese of Indianapolis, February 22, 2013
  2. ^ "National Catholic Register Subscription | Magazine-Agent.com". www.magazine-agent.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Editor-in-Chief Shannon Mullen Welcomes Opportunity to Hone Register's Journalistic Edge". January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "TWIN CIRCLE BUYS NATIONAL REGISTER; BOTH TO CONTINUE," The Catholic Advocate Vol. 19, No. 33, (6 August 1970).
  5. ^ a b c "EWTN acquires National Catholic Register; newspaper launched in 1927". The Catholic Review. Baltimore: Cathedral Foundation. January 19, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Smith, Peter Jesserer (October 29, 2017). "The Register at 90" (PDF). National Catholic Register. Irondale, Alabama: EWTN. pp. 1, 5. [1]
  7. ^ a b c d "National Catholic Register". Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository. Denver: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Peter Jesserer (October 29, 2017). "The Register at 90" (PDF). National Catholic Register. Irondale, Alabama: EWTN. pp. 1, 5. [2]
  9. ^ "National Catholic Register celebrates 90th anniversary". Catholic News Agency. Denver. November 8, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Cassels, Louis. "Frawley An Opinion-Maker In Roman Catholic Church," Desert Sun Vol. 44, No. 28 (5 September 1970).
  11. ^ Dart, John. "2 Catholic Papers Sold : Media: Group with reported ties to Legion of Christ religious order buys National Catholic Register and Catholic Twin Circle," Los Angeles Times (OCT. 7, 1995).
  12. ^ "EWTN to acquire National Catholic Register". EWTN News. EWTN. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  13. ^ "National Catholic Register Acquired by EWTN". National Catholic Register. EWTN. January 19, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  14. ^ "National Catholic Register Named 'Newspaper of the Year'". National Catholic Register.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Syrianey, Francis (November 8, 1951). "Triumphs of 'Register' Punctuate Forays on Bigotry and Injustice". The Denver Catholic Register. Denver: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver. §2, pp. 3, 8 – via Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository.
  16. ^ "History". The Catholic Telegraph. Archdiocese of Cincinnati. 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  17. ^ "Southern Colorado Register". Archdiocese of Denver Digital Repository. Denver: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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