La prensa católica e ideología. Algunos ejemplos de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX

Abstract

The sequence of events that took place during the second half of the nineteenth century in Spain, had a great influence on the social and ideological role of the Church on the national scene. Following the adoption of freedom of press and publications, universal suffrage and freedom of worship in the last third of the century, the ecclesiastical institution had to rethink their traditional speeches. Throughout the use of the press, and the resulting consolidation of what became known “Catholic journalism”, the Church defended their interests and the role that Catholicism should play in society as the essence of the Spanish nation. Thanks to the conservation and study of several Catholic newspapers from La Rioja, we can get a bit closer to the real nature of the ecclesiastical press as a leader of a “good press” and the struggle against liberalism.