THE FOUNDATION AND FIRST YEARS OF ？ZAGREBA？KI KATOLI？KI LIST“

Sa？etak A newspaper titled Katoli？ki list zagreba？ki (eng. Zagreb Catholic Magazine) first appeared on January 6th, 1849 as a weekly newspaper. Since its title emphasizes that it is a Catholic magazine, it is necessary to clearly define its significance and properties, that is, if the magazine fulfills the criteria that would justify this attribute. The criteria for being considered a “Catholic” publication are the following: the connection with a Catholic religious dignitary or a Catholic institution or political party; an active religious connection with a person or a group that have assumed the task of publishing, editing and acting on behalf of the Catholic faith and the Church. When it comes to Croatian Catholic journalism it is necessary to point out yet another reason for its appearance, which only apparently justifies the title “Catholic”, since some of the newspapers that appeared in Croatia were launched by ecclesiastical persons but had an explicit purpose to serve other goals, for example political ideas, and some even departed from the official views of the Church. Katoli？ki list zagreba？ki entirely fulfills the criteria for being considered a Catholic publication, because its founder is a high ecclesiastical dignitary, the bishop of Zagreb, and its task was that of acting on behalf of the Catholic faith, defending it and justifying it