'The Liberty') is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper based in Fribourg founded in 1871 by Catholic priest Joseph Schorderet [fr].

La Liberté was founded 1871 in Fribourg by Catholic priest Joseph Schorderet [fr].

Created in the time of the Kulturkampf (a struggle between government and church), its purpose was to defend conservative Catholic ideas, particularly from the left wing and liberal press.

Until 1965, most of its editorial staff was the religious, but following 1970 on its editor in chief François Gross [fr] promoted more liberal and critical ideas, resulting in its popularity spreading outside the canton.

[1] St-Paul closed its printing sector in 2014, following the loss its main outside client, the Freiburger Nachrichten [de].