Catholic_News_Agency

Catholic News Agency

Catholic News Agency

American news agency reporting on news related to the Catholic Church

Not to be confused with Catholic News Service.

The Catholic News Agency (CNA) is a news service owned by Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)[1] that provides news related to the Catholic Church to a global anglophone audience. It was founded in 2004 in Denver, Colorado, United States as the English section of the worldwide ACI Group, which publishes the Spanish-language news service ACI Prensa [es]. It was acquired by EWTN in 2014.[2] It is now based in Washington, D.C.

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As of January 2023, CNA's executive director is Jeanette De Melo, the longtime editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register, which is also owned by EWTN. De Melo currently serves as executive director of both the Register and CNA.[3]

In 2011, CNA said its editors' would provide free news, features, commentary, and photojournalism to editors of newspapers.[4]

CNA was led by editor-in-chief J.D. Flynn from Aug. 1, 2017 until Dec. 31, 2020, when he departed with Washington bureau chief Ed Condon to form The Pillar.[5][6]

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References

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    Boorstein, Michelle (30 August 2018). "Former Vatican ambassador's explosive letter reveals influence of conservative Catholic media network". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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    Garrison, Greg (19 June 2014). "EWTN acquires Catholic News Agency and Spanish-language ACI Prensa". AL.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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    "EWTN restructures domestic news outlets, aims to further US and global growth". Catholic News Agency.
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    CNA. "CNA and EWTN News will launch news service for Catholic publications". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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    White, Christopher (31 December 2020). "Top editors out at EWTN-owned Catholic News Agency". National Catholic Reporter. National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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    Cajka, Peter (2 August 2021). "The outing of a priest shines light on the power — and partisanship — of Catholic media in the U.S." Nieman Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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