{{Short description|Italian Catholic news agency}} {{POV|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = | logo = AgenSIR Logo.png | native_name = | native_name_lang = it | type = | traded_as = | ISIN = <!-- {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|...}} --> | industry = News agency | genre = | founded = {{Start date and age|1988}} | founder = Episcopal Conference of Italy | hq_location_city = Rome | hq_location_country = Italy | key_people = | services = | revenue = | revenue_year = <!-- Year of revenue data (if known) --> | operating_income = | income_year = <!-- Year of operating_income data (if known) --> | net_income = <!-- or: profit = --> | net_income_year = <!-- or: profit_year = --><!-- Year of net_income/profit data (if known) --> | aum = <!-- Only for financial-service companies --> | assets = | assets_year = <!-- Year of assets data (if known) --> | equity = | equity_year = <!-- Year of equity data (if known) --> | owner = <!-- or: owners = --> | members = | members_year = <!-- Year of members data (if known) --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | module = <!-- Used to embed other templates --> | ratio = <!-- Basel III ratio; used for banks only --> | rating = <!-- Credit rating; used for banks only --> | website = {{URL|www.agensir.it}} | footnotes = | embed = }}{{Expand Italian}} '''Agenzia S.I.R.''', also '''Agenzia Sir''', '''AgenSir''' or '''AgenSIR''', is the news agency of the Italian Catholic Church. S.I.R. stands for "Servizio Informazione Religiosa" (''Religious Information Service'').
== History and mission ==
The agency was established in 1988 by the Italian Federation of Catholic Weeklies, with support from the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI).<ref name=pensalibero>{{cite web |url= https://www.pensalibero.it/author/agenzia-sir/ |title= Agenzia Sir |language=Italian |website= pensalibero.it |access-date= 26 December 2024}}</ref> Its first weekly publication, dated 13 January 1989, outlined the agency's commitment to providing objective and rigorous religious journalism, avoiding ideological or partisan biases. In line with Catholic journalistic traditions, it seeks to promote understanding of religious matters by highlighting their roots and significance.<ref name=OfficialHistory>{{cite web |url= https://www.agensir.it/chi-siamo/ |title= Chi Siamo |language=Italian |website= agensir.it |access-date= 26 December 2024}}</ref>
Initially a weekly publication, SIR became biweekly in 1990.<ref name=OfficialHistory/> Adopting new technologies, it began distributing news via email and fax in 1994 and launched its website on 20 September 1995, making it one of Italy's pioneering Catholic web services. The site underwent several updates.<ref name=pensalibero/>
AgenSir provides information not only to media professionals but also to individuals engaged in pastoral, cultural, social, and political responsibilities. Its content encompasses CEI pastoral bodies, Italian dioceses, associations, volunteering, institutional activities, and Church documents. By offering an alternative to secular media's ideological narratives, AgenSir aims to uphold truth and freedom in religious reporting. Its website serves as a central platform for its publications.<ref name=lacomunicazione>{{cite web |url=https://www.lacomunicazione.it/voce/sir/ |title= SIR (Servizio Informazione Religiosa) |language=Italian |website= lacomunicazione.it |access-date= 26 December 2024}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{URL|www.agensir.it}} {{in lang|it}}
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