Dear Subscribers and Supporters of Catholic Family News,

With sadness, the Board of Directors of Catholic Family News has made the difficult decision to close the paper.  The December issue of CFN will be its last.

Catholic Family News began in 1993 as an occasional publication. When John Vennari became its editor in 1994, CFN became a monthly journal dedicated to promoting the Catholic Faith of all time.  As such, CFN upheld the Traditional Latin Mass, the Anti-Modernist measures of Pope St. Pius X, the Message of Our Lady of Fatima, the Social Kingship of Christ, and the richness, beauty, and holiness of “the faith once delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3).

John Vennari served as editor of Catholic Family News until his death in 2017.  He was a happy warrior and a beloved figure in the Traditional Catholic movement who combined trenchant analysis of Church affairs with incomparable wit and good humor.  Since his passing, Matt Gaspers, Dr. Brian McCall, and Murray Rundus ably continued CFN’s mission.

Catholic Family News has always printed in-depth articles about Church issues. Unfortunately, such a business model is no longer viable today.  Over the past 20 years, as people turned to the internet to get instant news and analysis, more than 2000 newspapers in North America closed. Few people today, especially in the younger generations, read for pleasure, preferring instead to get information from videos and other digital offerings. Because of these trends, subscriptions to Catholic Family News have fallen to a point at which it is simply not financially viable to continue the paper.  In the upcoming months, subscribers to Catholic Family News will receive refunds for the outstanding portions of their subscriptions. 

John Vennari was a close collaborator and friend of the late Father Nicholas Gruner, the Executive Director of The Fatima Center.  Like Father Gruner, John believed that fulfillment of the requests of Our Lady of Fatima is the only solution to the crises bedeviling the Church and the world today.  Catholic Family News has turned over its archives to The Fatima Center USA, which will preserve the legacy of Catholic Family News by featuring articles and videos from John and other, former CFN contributors that continue to have relevance.  The Fatima Center will also continue to promote the full Message of Fatima with more urgency than ever.  

On behalf of the Boards of Directors of both Catholic Family News and The Fatima Center USA, thank you to Matt Gaspars, Brian McCall, and Murray Rundus for their excellent work on CFN.  Thank you also to all who supported, subscribed to, and contributed to CFN over the years.  Please continue to pray for the souls of John Vennari and Father Gruner.  Most importantly, please pray and offer sacrifices for Holy Mother Church suffering through her agony.  May we live to see the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart or die having done all we can to obtain the graces necessary for it.

Andrew Cesanek, President of Catholic Family News