• The Vatican (select language) - (The Vatican site English version)
• Holy See Press Office - Search and Daily News.
• Vatican City/State - Index.
• Vatican Library Online Public Access Catalogue:  Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche (participant in the Roman Scientific Libraries Union network)
• Archivio Segreto Vaticano & Storia Dell'Archivio Segreto Vaticano 
• The Roman Curia.
• Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: GUIDE FOR CATECHISTS.
• List of Popes Through History.
• "That They May Be One" - Encyclical of Pope John Paul II promulgated on May 25, 1995.
• Christus Rex: The Vatican Museum.
• CICI: Selected Papal Encyclicals and Pronouncements.
• Catholic Information Center of the Internet.
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church.
• The Pope Page: includes biographies, Vatican history, writings, and more.
• Selected Papal Encyclicals and Pronouncements.
• Christus Rex Worldwide Tour of Churches, Cathedrals and Monastaries.
• The Christian Catacombs of Rome.
• Bible Gateway - Search the Bible in 9 Languages and Multiple Versions.
• Age of Exploration Time Line: 3200 B.C.-1779 (Mariners' Museum).
• Discoverers Biographies (many discoverers were Catholic).
• The Treaty of Paris, 1763.
• Great Moments in Catholic History by Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J., Pres. Regis College Toronto.
• Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present).

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Pontiffs

•  Tu Es Petrus - EWTN'S Tribute in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Holy Father's Pontificate includes the biography of Pope John Paul II
• The Pope Page: includes biographies, Vatican history, writings, and much more
• The Catholic Encyclopedia: List of Popes Through the Ages (from St. Peter to Pope John Paul II) includes biographies.
• Black Catholic History "Three Black Catholic Popes..."
• HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LIFE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II.- "...born July 18, 1879 at Lipnik near the city of Bielsko Biala, Poland.

• Other Catholics associated with Vatican City

Suggestions are welcome.

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• The Vatican
• Unofficial (fast loading) Guide to the Vatican Web Site - by John Mark Ockerbloom, editor of Catholic Resources on the Net (E-mail: spok+catholic@cs.cmu.edu).
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Catholic Information Service Home Study
• Christus Rex has many links to information and history
• Catholic Museums
• Catholic Resources on the Net
• Join the Catholic Web Ring
• Encyclicals and Other Writings by Pope John Paul II
• Bible Gateway - Search the Bible in 9 Languages and Multiple Versions
• Catholic Apologetics
• Catholic Apologetics - Catholic Answers
• Catholic Information Center on the Internet
• Catholic Information Service Home Study
• Some Catholic Links in the Spanish Language
• Some Catholic Mailing Lists
• Al Padre's Catholic Corner

 

 
 




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Contact:  Webweaver I am voluntarily creating this site as a helpful guide to researching the history of the local Catholic Churches and to help genealogists who are researching Catholic ancestors in this geographic area.  This is not an official Catholic Church page.
Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
I will be adding information and links to this site as they are found.
If you find an error, have a suggestion, or know of a site that you believe will be helpful, please let me know.  --Ann


Copyright 1998, 1999 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

 

References used include:

• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

and
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.) Volunteer to help?
• ³The Archdiocese of Baltimore (Maryland). A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  URL : http://www.archbalt.org/history/history.htm
• ⁴Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857-September 22-1907, A book of Historical Reference 1669-1907.  1907.  Fort Wayne:  The Archer Printing Co.

The paragraph is quoted in full below:
• "The History of the Church is a record of the mercies of God on the human family.  Considered in this light, the view that history is self-glorification is narrow in the extreme, and lacks the Christian instinct referring all things to God.  The same holds good, be it the history of the Church in general, or of any portion of it.  The purpose always is the glory of God and the salvation of souls.  Such is the issue, and not the individual, not the missionary, not the priest; and therefore the Church records should be kept accurately and not withheld from publication.  Gratitude prompts us to thank and glorify the Giver on High." -Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding (1907)
• ⁵ The Notre Dame Archives Guide 74.  Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.).  URL : http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guide/74.htm
• ⁶ Thank you to John J. Vernoski, of Byzantine Catholic Church in America - http://www.byzcath.org/, who has kindly given guidance, and helped me grow in my understanding of the Byzantine Catholic Church. <jvernoski@compuserve.com>
• Notre Dame Archives.  Collections in the Archives.

   URL :   http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guidecol.htm
• Information learned from the web online sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.
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