Domina Nostra Media, a division of Lopes da Silva Holdings, Inc., develops and operates Catholic digital media properties, including digital regional platforms and Domina Nostra Report™, a curated Catholic news and information service.
The term digital regional platform refers to Domina Nostra Media’s geographically focused digital offerings, each consisting of a dedicated website and weekly e-newsletter. These platforms gather and disseminate information about Catholic activities, events, and news relevant to their respective communities. Each serves as a central hub for local Catholics, fostering a sense of community and supporting the good works of dioceses, parishes, schools, apostolates, and ministries.
Domina Nostra Media can trace its origins to 2018, when Geoffrey W.M.P. Lopes da Silva founded Central Coast Catholic in California with the soft launch of the original MontereyCatholic.net on the First Sunday of Advent.
In the two years that he was conducting research for Grace upon Grace: A History of the Diocese of Monterey in California (Éditions du Signe, 2017), Geoffrey Lopes da Silva noticed something missing in the life of the local Church that had existed once before. He had been spending a lot of time in the diocesan archives, going through old copies of The Observer, the official newspaper of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 1969 until 2008.
One of the benefits of the diocesan newspaper was that local Catholics always knew what was happening at a nearby parish—whether it was a special liturgy, festival, music concert, or bake sale. This helped the people of the Diocese to keep in mind that not only were they part of a parish family, but that they were also part of a wider family—the diocesan family.
Since 2008, there had been no single mode of communication so that the members of one parish knew what their neighbors at another parish were doing. Parish bulletins have only so much space to promote what is going on in nearby parishes, as much of their limited space is dedicated to their own parish events.
Photographed at Carmel Mission Basilica, Carmel, California, 13 May 2017. Lopes da Silva Family Archives.
Geoffrey Lopes da Silva had informed the late Most Rev. Richard J. Garcia, 4th Bishop of Monterey in California, as to his thoughts and ideas via email. In reply, the late bishop wrote:
I like your idea about reaching our people in the Diocese, and beyond as well, about what is occurring or about to occur in our Diocese. We have a lot of activities and events that we could all share in better […] if only we could get the word out to all.
In September 2026, Ocean State Catholic™ was launched as Domina Nostra Media’s second digital regional platform, serving the Catholic community throughout the State of Rhode Island.
Later that same month, Domina Nostra Report™ was launched as a curated Catholic news and information service, bringing together news, analysis, commentary, and reflection from sources throughout the world.
Faithful to the Magisterium of the Church, Domina Nostra Media seeks to reflect the life and mission of Saint Junípero Serra, Apostle of California, by Getting the Word out to all.™
