''The Catholic Spirit'' is the official

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

of the

Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

. It is a tabloid format publication that circulates to 60,000 households in the

Twin Cities Twin cities are a special case of two neighboring cities or urban centres that grow into a single conurbation – or narrowly separated urban areas – over time. There are no formal criteria, but twin cities are generally comparable in statu ...

area. ''The Catholic Spirit'' is a bi-weekly newspaper covering a 12-county area in east central Minnesota. Founded in 1911 as the ''Catholic Bulletin'', the newspaper underwent a design and name change in 1996 to become ''The Catholic Spirit''. The newspaper serves the communication needs of more than 825,000 Catholics in the metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul market, including members in 187 parishes. ''The Catholic Spirit'' was awarded first place in the category of "General Excellence" in 2004, 2006 and 2007 by the

Catholic Press Association The Catholic Media Association, formerly the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, is an association of American and Canadian newspaper and media specialists specialized on reporting on the Catholic Church. Founded in 1911, it ...

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''The Catholic Spirit''
Newspapers published in Minnesota Catholic newspapers published in the United States Newspapers established in 1911 Newspapers published in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota 1911 establishments in Minnesota {{RC-stub