Informativna katolička agencija explained

Native Name:Informativna katolička agencija
Native Name Lang:hr
Industry:News agency
Founder:Episcopal Conference of Croatia
Hq Location City:Zagreb
Hq Location Country:Croatia

Informativna katolička agencija (English: "Informative Catholic Agency", IKA) is a Croatian Catholic news agency.

History and mission

The agency was established by the Croatian Bishops' Conference on with the aim to collect and publish information about religious life and events in the Catholic Church in the Croatian-speaking world, as well as in churches around the world. The first news were published in November 1993. The first editor-in-chief was Živko Kustić. In 1999 he was succeeded by Anton Šuljić and since 2006, the chief editor has been Suzana Vrhovski Peran.[1] [2]

Since 2018, IKA has been part of the media platform Croatian Catholic Network (Croatian: Hrvatska katolička mreža; HKM), together with the Croatian Catholic Radio (HKR).[1] [2]

As of 2024, IKA publishes around fifty pieces of information a day, with the most important ones also being translated into English.[1] IKA's headquarters are in Zagreb.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Croatian . IKA . . 7 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Croatian . Prije 27 godina Informativna katolička agencija objavila je prvu vijest . 10 November 2020 . . 7 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Croatian . INFORMATIVNA KATOLIČKA AGENCIJA . fininfo.hr . 7 August 2024.