The Tidings (newspaper)
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Publisher | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Editor-in-chief | John David "JD" Long-Garcia |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Circulation | 80,000 |
| Website | http://www.the-tidings.com |
The Tidings is a weekly newspaper published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States. The paper began publication in 1895 and is the oldest continuously published Catholic newspaper on the West Coast of the United States. It is also the oldest weekly newspaper in the Los Angeles market. It has a circulation of 80,000.
The Archdiocese reports that the paper reaches 230,000 active adult readers every week. Past online, archive history was lost when the-tidings.com became angelusnews.com.
John David "J.D." Long-Garcia is Editor-in-Chief. Bob Dellinger is staff writer. Xima Avalos is associate. Victor Aleman is photo editor and Editor of Vida Nueva. The editorial council consists of Jeffrey Bonino-Britsch, director of operations at Verbum Dei High School;[1] Elsie Dixon; Ellie Hidalgo; Linda Lynch; Sister Edith Prendergast, R.S.C.; and Reverend Anthony Scannell, O.F.M. Cap.
The paper regularly features the syndicated columns of Heather King, Robert Brennan and Father Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.. It also occasionally features columns from Anne Hansen, a regional director of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps; and local contributor, Sean M. Wright.