Criterion website adds more news
and features

By Brandon A. Evans

The archdiocese recently launched a revamped online version of The Criterion that adds expanded national and international news coverage and many other new features.

The Criterion Online Edition can be found by logging on to www.archindy.org and clicking on The Criterion.

The website was launched a decade ago as one of the first Catholic diocesan newspapers to go online, and since then has never seen a major overhaul.

The new site will include a couple of local stories from the print edition of The Criterion, including pictures that were not published in the print edition, but the biggest change for readers of the online edition will be the greatly expanded national and international news coverage.

Each business day of the week, the website will be updated with three additional stories from Catholic News Service, and all the stories posted will be available in an archive for 30 days.

Additionally, the news briefs of all major Catholic news stories will be posted near the end of each day.

The site also will include all of the movie reviews published each week by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for Film and Broadcasting.

Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein’s weekly column, “Seeking The Face of The Lord,” as well as editorials, letters to the editor and a weekly list of activities and events from around the archdiocese will also be available each week on the website.

Readers will have easy access to an ongoing archive of the archbishop’s columns, and in coming weeks an archive of all print stories starting with January 2005 will appear on the site.

On the lighter side, there is a featured link at the bottom of the page that leads to a 1960 editorial describing why our newspaper is named The Criterion and a link to the image of the first front page of The Criterion.

By clicking on the “Special forms” tab, members of the archdiocese can access forms for sending wedding anniversaries or special events to be published in the print edition of The Criterion.

The daily readings, posted from the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, are also available, along with the text of Pope John Paul II’s weekly audience.

Readers can also expect to see numerous additional changes to the site in the coming months.

Beginning March 1, Catholic News Service photos will be posted twice a day.

More unique local content, such as the homilies and writings of archdiocesan priests and religious, may become part of the site, as will a daily Catholic trivia box.

A search function will be added in time, as will additional resources for certain local stories—such as more photos, forms and brochures.

Readers of The Criterion should be sure to check out the website regularly to stay up to date with the most recent local, national and international Church news. †