Editor Antonio Sciortino Frequency Weekly Publisher Periodici San Paolo | Categories Newsmagazine Circulation 544,576 (2010) | |
Year founded 1931; 86 years ago (1931) | ||
Famiglia Cristiana (meaning The Christian family in English) is an Italian weekly magazine published in Alba, Italy.
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History and profile
Famiglia Cristiana was founded in Milan in 1931. Its original aim was to guide Catholics living in the rural and provincial north Italy to successfully cope with the spiritual and practical challenges of modern life. During its early years it was a local magazine targeting women. In 1954 its coverage expanded to include articles about food, fashion, politics and religion.
The magazine is owned by Edizioni San Paolo, a Roman Catholic publishing group and is published by Periodici San Paolo on a weekly basis. It has its headquarters in Alba.
In 1955 Famiglia Cristiana became an illustrated weekly magazine.
Circulation
Famiglia Cristiana enjoyed higher levels of circulation from the late 1950s. The magazine had a circulation of 1,123,071 copies in 1984. The circulation of the weekly was 1,070,652 copies from September 1993 to August 1994. In the mid-1990s the magazine had the highest circulation among other Catholic periodicals in Italy.
In 2001 the magazine had a circulation of 895,000 copies. The 2003 circulation of the weekly was 742,000 copies. Its circulation was 778,000 copies in 2004.
Its circulation was 644,316 copies in 2007. In 2010 the circulation of the magazine fell to 544,576 copies.