// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did "The Catholic Sun" go to therapy? It had a burning issue.

Not to be confused with The Catholic Sun (Hilaire Belloc).

The Catholic Sun, based in Phoenix, should not be confused with The Catholic Sun, based in Syracuse, N.Y., which serves that diocese in a similar fashion.

The Catholic Sun

Type	Monthly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Diocese of Phoenix
Publisher	Thomas J. Olmsted
Editor	Robert DeFrancesco
Staff writers	2
Founded	1985
Headquarters	Phoenix, Arizona, US
Circulation	115,000
Price	USD .75
ISSN	1533-0230
Website	catholicsun.org

The Catholic Sun is the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine The bishop of the diocese publishes the paper once a month and registered Catholics from central to northern Arizona receive it. With a circulation that fluctuates between 115,000 and 125,000, Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, The Catholic Sun is the largest Catholic newspaper in the state. The paper was founded in April 1985 under the leadership of Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien and Christopher Gunty. It has won many national and local awards from the Catholic Press Association, Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine the Associated Church Press and the Arizona Newspaper Association.

External links

• The Catholic Sun
• The Catholic Sun, Syracuse, NY
• The Diocese of Phoenix
• The Catholic Press Association Archived August 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• The Associated Church Press
• The Arizona Newspaper Association
• Echo Media