''St. Anthony Messenger'' is a national
Roman Catholic
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family magazine published by the
Franciscan Friars
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(O.F.M.) of St. John the Baptist Province,
Cincinnati, Ohio
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in the
United States
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, with the explicit ecclesiastical approval of the
Archbishop of Cincinnati.
History
The first issue of the magazine was published by the Franciscans on June 1, 1893. Over the decades it grew into one of the principal Catholic family magazines in the United States.
In recent decades, in the wake of the
Second Vatican Council
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, the magazine expanded into
Franciscan Media
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, which has become one of the country's largest publishers of popular, inspirational, and educational Roman Catholic spirituality resources.
The magazine has featured interviews with and articles about prominent Catholics, and includes educational, inspirational, and informative articles and columns each month.
Two of its longest-lived and popular regular features are ''Pete and Repeat'' and ''Ask a Franciscan.''
See also
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The Catholic Telegraph
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Catholic magazines published in the United States