The Universe (newspaper)
Encyclopedia
The Universe is a newspaper
for Roman Catholics
in Britain
and Ireland
. It was founded on 8th December 1860 and has been in continuous publication since. Its offices are based in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England and the newspaper's editor for the past 15 years has been Joseph Kelly, who is also the company's Managing Director.
The Universe also publishes the Catholic Times, Catholic Life, Catholic Companion, Who's Who in Catholic Life, Church Building magazine, Novena, Vatican past and Present, From the Catholic Archives and a range of other third party Catholic titles.
In 2010 it was the official publisher and distributor for a number of UK papal visit publications and resources, including Heart to Heart (200,000 copies), Welcome Pope Benedict, the Official Magnificat Papal Mass book (one million copies) and the official papal visit DVD.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
for Roman Catholics
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It was founded on 8th December 1860 and has been in continuous publication since. Its offices are based in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England and the newspaper's editor for the past 15 years has been Joseph Kelly, who is also the company's Managing Director.
The Universe also publishes the Catholic Times, Catholic Life, Catholic Companion, Who's Who in Catholic Life, Church Building magazine, Novena, Vatican past and Present, From the Catholic Archives and a range of other third party Catholic titles.
In 2010 it was the official publisher and distributor for a number of UK papal visit publications and resources, including Heart to Heart (200,000 copies), Welcome Pope Benedict, the Official Magnificat Papal Mass book (one million copies) and the official papal visit DVD.