The Catholic Weekly

The Catholic Weekly is an English language newspaper currently published in Sydney, Australia.

[1] The paper's history can be traced back to 27 June 1850 when it was named The Freeman's Journal, under the influence of editor and later-archdeacon John McEncroe (1794–1868).

[2] Printer and publisher Jeremiah Moore went onto running a successful bookstore.

[3][4] The managing director until 1919 was Mr J. H. de Courcy, having started in the printing section of the paper about 1865.

[1] The Freeman's Journal was a general newspaper with a focus on Catholic and Irish affairs with an Australian outlook.