It was the product of the merger of two earlier Catholic newspapers of Philadelphia.
[2] The Catholic Standard, the official organ of the Diocese of Philadelphia, was published by Wm.
[4] The Catholic Standard & Times published its first issue on December 7, 1895.
[5] The newspaper received no funding from the archdiocese; revenues came from advertising and parish and home subscriptions.
[1] In 2007, declining revenue led the paper to begin to cut costs.