diff --git a/templates/kathrine/news.html.twig b/templates/kathrine/news.html.twig
index 17b0779e..a3e7a12e 100644
--- a/templates/kathrine/news.html.twig
+++ b/templates/kathrine/news.html.twig
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 	<div class="NewsHeadline">
 		<div class="NewsHeadlineBackground" style="background-image:url({{template_path }}/images/news/newsheadline_background.gif)">
 			<img src="{{ constant('BASE_URL') }}images/news/icon_{{ icon }}.gif" class="NewsHeadlineIcon" />
-			<div class="NewsHeadlineDate">{{ date|date(config.news_date_format) }} - </div>
+			<div class="NewsHeadlineDate">{{ date|date(setting('core.news_date_format')) }} - </div>
 			<div class="NewsHeadlineText">{{ title }}</div>
-			{% if author is not empty %}
+			{% if setting('core.news_author') and author is not empty %}
 			<div class="NewsHeadlineAuthor"><b>Author: </b><i>{{ author }}</i></div>
 			{% endif %}
 		</div>