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Catholic World News
Type of site
Religious news website
Available inEnglish
OwnerTrinity Communications
Created byPhilip F. Lawler
EditorPhilip F. Lawler
URLwww.catholicculture.org/news/ Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialNo
Launched1996; 28 years ago (1996)

Catholic World News (CWN) is an online independent news service founded in 1996 by Philip F. Lawler[1] providing news concerning the Catholic Church. Staffed by lay Catholic journalists, its editorial policy is generally conservative with an emphasis on orthodoxy.[2] Lawler founded CWN after working at the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation.

It features an archive of over 47,000 news stories[according to whom?] as well as editorial commentary (the "Off the Record" blog) and a forum for subscribers ("Sound Off").

The service was purchased by Trinity Communications, a non-profit corporation focused on Catholic organization web-development.[3]

In September 2005, CWN published an article that "set off fear among some priests that the Vatican was about to institute an outright ban on gay seminarians," according to the New York Times.[4]

References

  1. ^ "About : Leadership : Phil Lawler". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  2. ^ "About : Catholic World News (CWN)". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  3. ^ "About : Trinity Communications". www.catholicculture.org. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  4. ^ Fisher, Ian; Goodstein, Laurie (2005-09-22). "Vatican to ban gays seeking priesthood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-21.

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