Roman Catholic Church

Resources in this category:

The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

"The Catholic Encyclopedia is a fifteen-volume encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics, secular and religious, from a Catholic perspective. This web is a transcription of the 1913 edition of The Catholic Encyclopedia.

Catholic Online
http://www.catholic.org/

Primarily a directory of Catholic information online; also features Catholic news, a discussion forum, and a very useful Saints and Angels index.

Getting Married
http://www.gettingmarried.ie/pages/index.php

A step-by-step guide to Catholic marriage, with wedding tips, ceremony ideas and a planning timeline.

The Holy See
http://www.vatican.va/

The home page for the Vatican and the ruling bodies of the Roman Catholic Church. Contains information on the Pope and Roman Catholic curia, news in the Roman Catholic church and information on the Vatican itself. Has frames.

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Catholic Handbook
http://www.otkenyer.hu/halsall/lgbh.html

"The Lesbian and Gay Catholic Handbook is an attempt to organize and present a great deal of information, discussion, and argumentation that will be helpful to lesbian, gay, and bisexual Catholics." The Website is divided into 12 chapters, which include bibliographical guides, discussion of the Bible and Catholic theology, dealing with religious attacks on lesbian and gay people, and LGB Catholic resources.

The List of Popes
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm

Provides a biography of all 265 Popes of the Roman Catholic Church from 32 AD to the present. Includes a detailed entry for Pope John Paul II with links to online speeches and writings.

Patron Saints Index
http://saints.sqpn.com/

"Who's the patron saint of your state (political or spiritual)? Occupation? Vocation? Condition? Hobby? Topics are listed alphabetically, each with its patron saint(s)." Brief biographical entries contain links to other Websites and images about the saint. Alphabetical index is very large (>170K).

Saint of the Day Master Index--Saint Patrick Church
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/saint_a.shtml

Biographical entries for Catholic saints. Browse alphabetically or by feast day. Contains over 11,000 entries.

Spring Hill College Theology Library
http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/

Over 8,000 annotated links about Catholicism and the Catholic Church, including topics such as the church, revelation, liturgy, justice and peace, morality, spirituality, evangelization, theology, and other religions.