Crux partners with Knights of Columbus

Last updated on: March 15, 2016 at 9:22 pm by CNA Daily News

Crux partners with Knights of Columbus 2016-03-15T21:22:00+00:00 CNA Daily News

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

New Haven, Conn., Mar 15, 2016 / 03:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic news website Crux has announced a partnership with the Knights of Columbus, following the Boston Globe dropping its financial backing of the outlet.

Under the new partnership, Crux will remain an independent news site, headed by veteran Vatican analyst John Allen and reporter Inés San Martín.

“We are thrilled with this partnership with the Knights of Columbus,” Allen said in a statement. “The Knights are one of the most dynamic and effective Catholic organizations in the world, and their generosity will help ensure that Crux can continue telling the broad Catholic story.”

“Crux is an important voice and key source of news for Catholics and about Catholic issues, and we are very pleased to be able to keep this important voice speaking to the Church and to the world,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson.

The announcement comes four days after Crux announced that the Boston Globe would no longer be running the Catholic site, as of April 1. The Globe cited financial reasons for the decision, pointing to a lack of Catholic advertisers.

Crux was launched in September 2014. It aspired to cover “all things Catholic” with content to appeal to active Catholics, “casual” Catholics who may not be regular Mass attendees, and general readers interested in Pope Francis, religion and spirituality.

At the time of the news site’s launch, Allen told CNA that the Catholic Church’s global presence and rich traditions justify focused news coverage. “(T)he Catholic Church matters and needs to be taken seriously by mainstream news outlets,” he said.

The new partnership will unite Crux with Catholic Pulse, a news and commentary website operated by the Knights of Columbus. In addition to reporting and analysis by Allen and San Martín, the site will feature pieces by guest contributors.

Crux will maintain its editorial freedom, said a statement from the Knights, voicing trust that the website will “present news and commentary in a way that serves the good of the Church.”

The statement also noted that while the Knights will be the “main sponsor and partner,” Crux will “continue to solicit advertising and may allow some level of additional co-sponsorship,” particularly for covering topics of joint interest to the two.

Crux will now feature the tagline, “Keeping its finger on the Catholic Pulse.”

“We are very pleased to know that the Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring Crux going forward. The original launch of this innovative forum for reporting news and sharing conversations concerning the Catholic Church was a great encouragement,” said Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley.

Established in 1882, the Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization with almost 1.9 million members across the globe. In 2014, the group raised more than $173.5 million for charity and spent more than 71.5 million hours volunteering.

Previous Post

March 15, 2016

Fr. Virgilio Elizondo, who died in apparent suicide, mourned

Next Post

March 15, 2016 This is 'wrong,' bishop tells Notre Dame for awarding Joe Biden

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Americas Asia - Pacific Europe Middle East - Africa Uncategorized US Vatican

Select a Month November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

How many "types" of Psalms are often recognized (e.g., praise, lament, wisdom)?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Five or more Fifty Ten only One