The Paulist Fathers, founded in 1858, is a community of Catholic priests who work in missions, media, campus ministries, parishes, the arts and much more.
The community is known for its media ministries, including:
- Paulist Press, the first Catholic publishing firm founded in the United States
- Paulist Productions, an Emmy Award-winning creator of films and television programs
- Busted Halo, a website and radio program for spiritual seekers
- Paulist Evangelization Ministries, a creator of webinars and parish-based programs.
Paulist Fathers lead the Catholic campus ministries at the University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, The Ohio State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
The community leads parishes in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Rome, Grand Rapids, Knoxville, Austin and Horseshoe Bay, TX.