title: The B.C. Catholic
text: # The B.C. Catholic
  
  The B.C. Catholic is a weekly newspaper serving the needs of the Catholic community in British Columbia and is the official newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. It was founded in 1931 and is published approximately forty-eight times a year from the archdiocese's main offices in Vancouver. The B.C. Catholic is a member of Canadian Catholic News and the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada.
  
  ## History
  
  The B.C. Catholic was established in 1931 by Archbishop Mark Duke and has been the official newspaper for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (RCAV) ever since. The newspaper began as the Bulletin in 1924 through to 1931, when it became The B.C. Catholic.
  
  ## Editors
  
  * Father D.J Carey August 15, 1931 - June 30, 1934
  * Father Thomas B. Freeney July 7, 1934 – January 19, 1935
  * Father Aidan Angle November 9, 1935 – April 10, 1937
  * A. F. Carlyle May 29, 1937 – April 2, 1938
  
  ## Columnists
  
  * Fr. Vincent Hawkshell
  * Fr. Anthony Ho
  * Julie Vanspall
  * Alan Charlton
  * Paul Schratz
  * Pat Macken
  * Jenna McDonald
  * Lisa Rumpel
  * Clare Lazzuri
  * Anna Loch
  * Dr. Gerry Turcotte
  * Fr. Justin Huang
  * Peter Vogel
  * Msgr. Pedro Lopez-Gallo (retired)
  * Colleen Roy
  * Emi Nemoro
  
  ## Reporters
  
  * Agnieszka Krawczynski
  