Kerts O. The Catholic Media in Independent Ukraine: Content and Audience.

The manuscript is describing the Catholic mass-media that had functioned in Ukraine in period of 1991-2011, including online versions of periodicals and online media that are describing and classifying in Ukrainian journalism studies for the first time, is defended. The content of Catholic media is defined. Socio-demographic portrait of the Roman Catholic media of independent Ukraine audience are found. Interests and demands of the audience groups of different age that concern the functional characteristics, content of Catholic media are revealed. Requests, interests and requirements of online audience of Catholic media are found. The values role of Roman Catholic media in the system of Ukrainian media is defined.