The Catholic Transcript is a monthly newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

, serving Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties. It is the largest catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 newspaper in Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

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History

The Catholic Transcript was first published on June 17, 1898. It was originally published as a weekly paper, and from its formation on June 17, 1898 until October 25, 1996, that remained true. As demand declined, The Catholic Transcript became a monthly paper, and since December 1996, it has been published on a monthly basis.