Saturday, 17 January 2015

Eight Of The Best Traditional Catholic Blogs For News

By Enid Hinton


The shallow coverage of church issues by mainstream secular outlets makes them unreliable sources of information and news for the clergy and the laity. Major secular outlets have reduced Catholicism into a few misunderstood doctrines. Here is a list of reliable traditional catholic blogs that offer updated news items and information for the church around the world.

Vatican News- it offers briefs on the church and the pope on daily basis. This is a primary information source and provides full text all the time. It has multiple outlets including CTV, Vatican Radio, Vatican Information Service and Vatican press office. By following the blog you will be keeping tabs with the operations at the curia.

National Catholic Register- it traces its roots in Denver back in the 1920s. Over time, it has changed hands on several occasions and eventually was owned by Legionaries. It is a professional outlet that reports on faith with magnanimity. The bi-weekly paper makes it slow but it remains an excellent source of news and detailed information.

New Advent- It has maintained its leading position because of thorough research and urgency with which it releases Vatican news. It runs a host of other services including catechistical commentaries and an online catholic encyclopedia. It remains a credible source of documents from Vatican and has added an online old and New Testament bible.

Pew Sitter- This site gathers coverage of church issues by media outlets around the world into one platform. It will give you a glimpse of what is trending about the church in different areas. It also offers platforms for laity to contribute articles and comment on issues in accordance with Vatican II declaration.

UK Catholic Herald- it runs as a newspaper with a considerably slow cycle. It is distributed in parishes with a nationwide readership. Its conservative stunts have been recognized within the UK media platform. It is currently co-owned by a convert by the name Lord Black of Crossharbour.

Rome Reports- the outlets offers updated Vatican videos for the global media outlets. It is the best source of papal event coverage and insider church news. Its weekly half hour news program is a collection of events over the period. Live streaming offers instant videos on Vatican events.

The Vatican YouTube- This is the source of raw videos about papal events and addresses. It covers the main activities at the Vatican with updates on daily basis. It remains a reliable source of the official position of the church on emerging issues. They also provide links to all the documents cited in their broadcast.

Whispers in the Loggia- This blog has performed better than established media outlets by providing more and faster information about occurrences in Vatican. The comments are superb and accurate whenever something is brewing within church ranks. This can be attributed to the experience and networks of the editor-in-chief.

There are numerous blogs purporting to cover Vatican and the church in general. It is the accuracy, urgency and understanding that differentiate the best from the rest. This makes the above sites reliable sources of church documents, news and doctrinal direction.




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