Angelus News

What Angelus News does

Angelus News is a Catholic multimedia news publication operated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Founded in 2018 as successor to The Tidings newspaper, it operates as a non-profit, digital-first platform at angelusnews.com, serving the LA archdiocese Catholic community and broader Catholic readers in the United States and globally. The publication covers local LA Catholic news, California state Catholic affairs, US national Catholic news, Vatican coverage, world Catholic news, faith content (including saint of the day and Sunday readings), opinion columns from prominent clergy and Catholic writers, arts and culture, and photo/video content. Its main products are the angelusnews.com website, the Always Forward daily email newsletter (delivered via Flocknote), the recurring Angelus Magazine, and the Spanish-language sub-brand Angelus en Español.

The underlying technology is a conventional digital publishing stack rather than proprietary technology: a CMS-backed website, MailChimp and Flocknote for email newsletter distribution, Google Analytics for traffic and audience analytics, Google AdSense for display advertising, PayPal for donation checkout, YouTube for embedded video, and Facebook for social distribution. No public APIs, SDKs, or machine-learning infrastructure are disclosed. The business model is a non-profit hybrid of three revenue streams: recurring digital subscriptions, third-party-served display advertising, and donations processed through GiveCentral and PayPal. As an institutional affiliate of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Angelus News has no external equity or venture funding; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and operating support derives from the publication's institutional affiliation, subscriber base, and donor community.

Name

Angelus News

Legal name

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Website

https://angelusnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Angelus News is the official Catholic news publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, operating a digital-first platform covering local LA Catholic, national, Vatican, and world Catholic news for Southern California Catholics and broader Catholic readers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Catholic news media
• Digital news publication
• Faith-based journalism
• Religious news coverage
• Catholic magazine publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: The publication offers digital subscription plans for readers, with options to subscribe and renew. Subscription revenue forms a core part of the business model.
2. Advertising: The site includes an 'Advertise' page, indicating advertising revenue as a stream. Display ads and sponsored content likely generate revenue.
3. Donations: The publication accepts donations through GiveCentral platform, suggesting a charitable giving revenue stream from supporters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Angelus News is a Catholic news publication that operates a digital platform delivering news coverage spanning local Los Angeles Catholic events, national Catholic news, Vatican coverage, and global Catholic stories. The publication produces original reporting, opinion columns from clergy and lay Catholic writers, faith content including Saint of the Day and Sunday Readings, and arts & culture coverage, distributed through its website, a daily email newsletter (Always Forward), and a regular print/digital magazine.

Product overview

Angelus News is a Catholic news publication operated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, offering a unified digital platform for news, faith content, and community engagement. The core product is the angelusnews.com website delivering Catholic news coverage including Vatican, world, national and local LA stories. Supporting products include the Always Forward daily email newsletter and the Angelus Magazine publication featuring in-depth stories and faith content. The publication also offers subscription services for premium content access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Angelus en Español: Spanish-language version of Angelus News covering Catholic news in Spanish

Products and services

• Angelus News Website The primary digital news platform (angelusnews.com) delivering Catholic news, Vatican coverage, local Los Angeles stories, faith content, opinion columns, and arts & culture coverage. Operated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for Catholic readers.
• Always Forward Newsletter Daily email newsletter delivering Catholic news and analysis, distributed via Flocknote, serving as a key reader acquisition and retention channel for Angelus News.
• Angelus Magazine Regular magazine publication featuring in-depth stories, faith content, and coverage of Catholic life. Published approximately bi-weekly with special issues.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Archdiocese of Los AngelescoreOthersAngelus News operates as the official news publication affiliated with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, covering news for the archdiocese and its parishes. The publication features content from Archbishop José H. Gomez and is closely tied to lacatholics.org and the archdiocese's institutional communications.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Crux: Digital Catholic news outlet focused on Vatican and global Church coverage. Comparable to Angelus as a digitally native Catholic news publication, though with a Vatican-centric rather than regional editorial lens.
• Catholic World Report: National Catholic news magazine offering news, analysis, and opinion on Church affairs. Comparable to Angelus in editorial scope (Catholic news, Vatican coverage, opinion columns) and digital publishing model.
• America Magazine: Jesuit-run national Catholic weekly covering news, culture, and faith. Comparable to Angelus in combining Catholic news reporting with opinion and feature content from prominent Catholic voices.
• National Catholic Reporter: Independent national Catholic news publication covering Church, Vatican, and social justice news. Directly comparable to Angelus in editorial focus (Catholic news, opinion, faith commentary), though operating at a national rather than regional scale.
• The Catholic Spirit: Diocesan Catholic newspaper serving the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Closely analogous to Angelus as a regional Catholic diocesan publication with similar editorial scope and institutional structure.
• Our Sunday Visitor: Catholic publisher and news service producing a national Catholic newspaper, magazine, and newswire. Closely comparable to Angelus in product format (print/digital Catholic periodical) and news coverage, but with national distribution and a longer publishing history.

Others

• Angelus en Español: Spanish-language sub-brand of Angelus News itself. Listed as a peer because it is a separately positioned Catholic Spanish-language news publication serving the Hispanic Catholic community in LA, comparable as a thematic adjacent publication.

Broad incumbents

• EWTN News: Largest Catholic media network in the U.S., spanning TV, radio, and digital news. Overlaps with Angelus on Catholic news coverage but operates as a multi-platform incumbent with vastly greater scale.
• Catholic News Service (CNS): U.S. Catholic news wire service operated by the USCCB providing news content to Catholic publications including Angelus (which carries OSV/CNS-sourced bylines). Serves as both a content supplier and an industry incumbent with broader scope than a single diocesan publication.

Emerging players

• Catholic News Agency (CNA): Digital-first Catholic news service with international reach. Comparable to Angelus in delivering Catholic news digitally, but with a global rather than regional editorial scope and an English/Spanish bilingual footprint similar to Angelus en Español.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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