National Catholic Register
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Cover of National Catholic Register, February 26 - March 10, 2012 issue
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| Type | Catholic |
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| Owner(s) | EWTN |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Msgr. Matthew J. Smith |
| Publisher | Michael Warsaw |
| Founded | November 8, 1927 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Irondale, Alabama |
| ISSN | 0027-8920 |
| Website | www |
The National Catholic Register is the oldest national Catholic newspaper in the United States. It was founded on November 8, 1927 by Msgr. Matthew J. Smith as the National Edition of the Denver Catholic Register. 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 (bi-weekly, 26 times a year) and owned by EWTN NEWS, Inc. Tom Wehner has been the managing editor since 2009. Jeanette DeMelo became editor in chief in 2012.
The National Catholic Register began as the national edition of the Archdiocese of Denver's Denver Catholic Register. The first national edition was published on November 8, 1927. Under the direction of Rev. Msgr. Matthew J. Smith, it grew into the Register System of Newspapers by merging with various diocesan newspapers, such as Cincinnati's Catholic Telegraph. The Register reached a peak circulation of over 700,000 in the 1950s across 35 diocesan editions and the national edition.
California businessperson Patrick Frawley bought the newspaper in 1970 and later moved it to Los Angeles. The Register emphasized in-depth commentary on religion and culture. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, it attracted young and promising writers like George Weigel, William McGurn, Robert Moynihan, Phil Lawler and Greg Erlandson.
Some investors, as well as the Legion of Christ, saved the newspaper from closing in 1995 and moved it to North Haven, Connecticut, where it was until late 2010.
Under Legionary control, the paper restored its emphasis on news, expanded (it added the "Vatican" and "Culture of Life" sections), and made the printed paper more colourful.
When rising costs forced a reduction in frequency from weekly to biweekly, the Register expanded its Web presence with NCRegister.com, with daily breaking news, exclusive online content and free commentary by popular Catholic bloggers. In November, in a further effort to cut costs, the editorial offices were relocated from Connecticut to the Legionaries’ Center for Higher Studies in Thornwood, New York.
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