''Faith & Family'' was a bi-monthly periodical about

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living, with a particular emphasis on

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and

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. Launched in 1967 as ''Twin Circle'', the magazine was renamed ''Faith & Family'' in 2000; it folded in 2011. The headquarters of ''Faith & Family'' was in

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. ''Faith & Family Magazine'' received the Catholic Press Association's "Best General Interest Magazine" award six years in a row (from 2002 to 2007).

Publication history

''Twin Circle'' was founded as a weekly newspaper by

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's Twin Circle Publishing Co. in 1967.Cassels, Louis
"Frawley An Opinion-Maker In Roman Catholic Church,"
''Desert Sun'' Vol. 44, No. 28 (5 September 1970). At some point, it changed its name to ''Catholic Twin Circle'', and was sold to the

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in 1995.Dart, John
"2 Catholic Papers Sold : Media: Group with reported ties to Legion of Christ religious order buys National Catholic Register and Catholic Twin Circle,"
''Los Angeles Times'' (OCT. 7, 1995). Circle Media acquired the

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''Catholic Twin Circle'' and renamed it ''Faith & Family''. In 2000 it was restarted in the magazine format and began to be published on a bimonthly basis. The online version of the magazine was launched in August 2008 and featured a daily blog with posts about food, culture, health, family life, and life in the Church. The French Roman Catholic media group Bayard, Inc. acquired the magazine from Circle Media in February 2011. Soon after ''Faith & Family'' was acquired, Bayard shut it down. ''Faith & Family'''s last editor by Danielle Bean; Bean was moved over to a relaunched ''

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'' (also owned by Bayard, Inc.).Drake, Tim
"Catholic Publishing World Shrinks Further: Bayard to Cease Publishing Faith and Family magazine,"
''

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'' (Nov. 29, 2011).

References

External links

Bayard, Inc. websiteCatholic Press Awards
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