Le Pèlerin, today simply called Pèlerin (lit. 'Pilgrim'), is a French Catholic weekly news magazine.
History and profile
editIt was started as a newsletter in 1872.[1] Le Pèlerin was first published as a weekly magazine by the Assumptionists on 12 July 1873.[1] In 1877 it became an illustrated weekly.[1]
The magazine is owned and published by Bayard Presse.[1][2] It is one of the Catholic publications in France, together with La Croix and Notre Temps.[3] All of them are part of Bayard Presse.[3]
Pèlerin has three main sections: current news, religious and spiritual news, and news on family, recreation and culture.[4]
In 2010 the circulation of Pèlerin was 242,255 copies.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Bayard SA. Company profile". Reference for Business. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- 1 2 "World Magazine Trends 2010/2011" (PDF). FIPP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- 1 2 Michel Forsé; Jean-Pierre Jaslin (29 April 1993). Recent Social Trends in France, 1960-1990. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7735-6323-0. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "News and Business Content Bulletin" (PDF). Lexis Nexis. April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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