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February 18, 2026
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Catholics who ever tinkered with the idea of becoming a journalist or working in media need not tinker any longer.
Canadian Catholic News (CCN) is offering its 12-week online journalism course, “Telling Truth in Charity: Introduction to Catholic Journalism,” for the fifth time, starting March 2. Classes will be held weekly over Zoom on Monday evenings until May 18. Tuition is $275.
More than 65 people from across Canada, the United States and Central America have taken the course, and many have since begun or enhanced their work in Catholic media.
Tailored to the unique landscape of Catholic journalism, participants delve into Church teachings on social communications, theological reflections on journalism, ethics and the distinctive qualities of a Catholic journalist. This year’s course will also include a session on how to start a podcast.
Canadian Catholic News was founded over 25 years ago as a news cooperative to facilitate content-sharing among Catholic newspapers in Canada. At its height, CCN had about 15 news media across Canada and a bureau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
After a period of dormancy, The Catholic Register, The B.C. Catholic and the now-defunct St. Monica’s Institute in Toronto began efforts to reinvigorate CCN in 2023 as a vital news source.
The course was designed in response to the need for writers for the relaunch of CCN as a public-facing news website.
CCN will also offer a summer seminar in Toronto again this year, Aug. 9-15. Up to 15 participants will be workshopped and mentored by veteran journalists, editors and multimedia producers.
Applications for both the online and summer courses are open.
Register for the online course here. Register for the summer seminar here.
A version of this story appeared in the February 22, 2026, issue of The Catholic Registerwith the headline "Online course returns to teach the basics of Catholic journalism".
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