ðə kˈæθlɪk ˈɔːθɚz ɐwˈɔːɹdz wɜːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪʒən kˈæθlɪk pˈʌblɪʃɚz, ˈɪŋk., əpˌɑːn ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv ʌv kˈɑːɹdɪnəl dʒˈeɪm sˈɪn, tʊ ˈɑːnɚ mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hˌuː pɹəmˈoʊt ðə vˈæljuːz ʌvðə ɡˈɑːspəl ɪn ðɛɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz, kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz, ænd ðɛɹ wˈɜːk ɪnðə kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz fˈiːld.
The Catholic Authors Awards were established in 1989 by the Asian Catholic Publishers, Inc., upon the initiative of Cardinal Jaime Sin, to honor men and women who promote the values of the Gospel in their writings, compositions, and their work in the communications field.