Users of the National Archives can enjoy free online access to the Catholic News Digital Archive at its premises at #105 St. Vincent Street, Port of Spain.

The Catholic News, the Archdiocesan newspaper, started in May 1892, and is Trinidad and Tobago’s oldest newspaper in circulation and the second oldest in the Anglophone Caribbean, after the Gleaner.

The Catholic News Digital Archive provides easy and quick access to documentation of 125 years of the life and history of Trinidad and Tobago and of the Catholic and Christian communities. It is an indispensable tool for both local and foreign researchers. 

The digital archive was launched on 17 July 2017 at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, St. Clair, Trinidad, to mark the 125th anniversary of the Catholic News. The digital archive was an initiative of the Catholic Media Services (CAMSEL) with financial support from the Holy See/Vatican. The project was completed in collaboration with the National Archives at its Reprographics Lab, using part of its Catholic News collection - 1892 -2012.  

A paid subscription to the digital archive is available from the website of the Catholic News at http://archives.catholicnewstt.com/