Catholic News Service

History

CNS was established in 1920 as the National Catholic Welfare Council (NCWC) Press Department. In the 1960s it became the National Catholic News Service; it later dropped "National" from its name in 1986 to indicate its intention to provide worldwide coverage.{{cite book

From 2004 to 2016, Tony Spence led CNS as its director and editor-in-chief. He was removed in April 2016 after a number of Catholics criticized his posts on Twitter that favored LGBT rights.{{cite news | access-date = 25 July 2016 | access-date = 25 July 2016

In February 2021, Pope Francis in a meeting with CNS journalists to celebrate the 100th anniversary of CNS, praised CNS as "an invaluable contribution to the English-speaking world".

On 4 May 2022, Catholic News Service announced that it would cease its operations in the United States on 31 December 2022 due to a decision of the USCCB; CNS added that its Rome bureau would continues to operate and "continue to report on Vatican and related international events". The news agency's domestic distribution platform and archives were acquired by Our Sunday Visitor and used to launch the new OSV News.

Organization

CNS describes itself as the primary source of national and global news that the US Catholic press reports. It is editorially independent and a financially self-sustaining division of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is based in Washington, DC, United States.

The documentary service of CNS, Origins, "publishes texts from the Vatican, [P]ope, bishops, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court and church leaders around the world".

References

References

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3. (2021-02-01). "Pope thanks CNS, says continue fostering honest communication, truth".
4. Ceraso, Gabriella. (2021-02-02). "Pope Francis speaks with Catholic News Service about US Church, journey to Iraq".
5. (May 4, 2022). "Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year's end".
6. Zimmermann, Carol. (7 July 2022). "Our Sunday Visitor announces launch of new Catholic news service in 2023".
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9. (November 1982). "Crisis Magazine". Sophia Institute Press.
10. Mary Ann Walsh. (2003). "John Paul II: A Light for the World : Essays and Reflections on the Papacy of John Paul II". Rowman & Littlefield.