''The Catholic World Report'' is an international news magazine published by

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that covers issues related to the

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. It was founded by Joseph Fessio in 1991 as a print monthly. Its circulation was approximately 20,000 in 1995. From December 2011 it ceased print publication and transitioned to an online-only format. Its editors have included Robert Moynihan (1991–1993), Philip Lawler (1993–2005), Domenico Bettinelli, George Neumayr, and Carl E. Olson (2012–present). ''CWR'' is often characterised as a

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publication. Andrew Brown, a religion correspondent for ''

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'', described it in 1993 as "a

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Catholic news magazine with an excellent record for accuracy". It has been a vocal critic of clerical sex abuse and associated corruption in the Catholic Church since the early 1990s. It campaigned against the liturgical use of the New American Bible Revised Edition, a modern translation which uses gender-neutral language.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Catholic World Report Defunct Catholic magazines published in the United States Conservative magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1991 Magazines disestablished in 2011 Monthly magazines published in the United States Online magazines with defunct print editions