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1. Centenary of St. Therese
   Look into the life of St.Thérèse from her early years as a loving child to her achievement of heroic holiness. Learn about St. Thérèse through her own writings, and from those who knew her.
   
   
2. Official Vatican site
   Official site of the holy see, official vatican site, holy see
   
   
3. Catholic.net
   The Catholic site with news, stories, etc.
   
   
4. Catholic Online
   Serving as a Center for the Exchange of Information for Catholics and All People of God, to Help them Deepen their understanding of Our Catholic Faith.
   
   
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia
   The Catholic Encyclopedia, as its name implies, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.
   
   
6. Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
   Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) featuring Catholic Q and A, a Catholic Document Library, an Audio Library, Catholic News, programming information for EWTN Television and WEWN radio
   
   

Abortion and Human Life Issues

• Declaration on Procured Abortion (CDF, 1974)
• Declaration on Euthanasia (CDF, 1980)
• Salvifici Doloris (On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering; John Paul II, 1984 -- relevant to euthanasia debate)
• CDF Instruction on Respect for Human Life (CDF, 1987)
• On Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia (John Paul II, 1991)
• Evangelium Vitae (On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life; John Paul II, 1995)

• Fidei Donum (On the Condition of Catholic Missions; 1957)

• Sublimus Dei (On the treatment of Indians; 1537)
• Quam Aerumnosa (On Italian Immigrants; 1888)
• Lacrimabili Statu Gregis (On the Indians of South America; 1912)
• Sertum Laetitiae (150th Anniversary of US Hierarchy; 1939)

• Musicae Sacrae (On Sacred Music; Pius XII, 1955)

• Ad Sinarum Gentem (On the Supranationality of the Church; 1954)
• Ad Apostolorum Principis (On Communism and the Church in China; 1958)

• Providentissimus Deus (On the Study of Holy Scripture; 1893)
• Spiritus Paraclitus (On St. Jerome; 1920)
• Divino Afflante Spiritu (Promotion of Biblical Studies; 1943)
• Dei Verbum (Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

• Christus Dominus (The Pastoral Office of Bishops)

• Unam Sanctam (On the primacy of the Pope; Boniface VIII, 1302)
• Mystici Corporis (The Mystical Body of Christ; Pius XII, 1943)
• Ad Sinarum Gentem (On the Supranationality of the Church; Pius XII, 1954)
• Ecclesiam Suam (The Church's Contemporary Mission; Paul VI, 1964)
• Lumen Gentium (Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)
• Credo of the People of God (Paul VI, 1968)

• Inter Mirifica (Vatican II Social Communication statement)
• The Church and Computer Culture (1989)
• Television and the Family (1994)

• Quod Apostolici Muneris (On Socialism; Leo XIII, 1878)
• Divini Redemptoris (On Atheistic Communism; Pius XI, 1937)
• Ad Apostolorum Principis (On Communism and the Church in China; Pius XII, 1958)
• Instruction on Certain Aspects of the 'Theology of Liberation' (CDF, 1984)

• Sacrum Diaconatus Ordinem (General Norms for Restoring the Permanent Diaconate in the Latin Church; Paul VI, 1967)
• Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons, and Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (Vatican Congregations for Catholic Education and the Clergy, 1998)

• Ex Quo (On the Euchologion; Benedict XIV, 1756)
• Christi Nomen (On the Propagation of Faith and Eastern Churches; Leo XIII, 1894)
• Orientales Omnes Ecclesias (On the Reunion of the Ruthenian Church with Rome; Pius XII, 1945)
• Orientalium Ecclesiarum (Vatican II: Eastern Rite Catholic Churches)

• Christi Nomen (On the Propagation of Faith; Leo XIII, 1894)
• Acerbo Nimis (On Teaching Christian Doctrine; Pius X, 1905)
• Humani Generis Redemptionem (On Preaching the Word of God; Benedict XV, 1917)
• Rappresentati in Terra (On Christian Education; Pius XI, 1929)
• Evangelii Praecones (On Promotion of Catholic Missions; Pius XII, 1951)
• Fidei Donum (On the Condition of Catholic Missions; Pius XII, 1957)
• Princeps Pastorum (On the Missions, Native Clergy, and Lay Participation; John XXIII, 1959)
• Gravissimum Educationis (Vatican II: Christian Education)
• Ad Gentes (Vatican II: The Church's Missionary Activity)
• General Catechetical Directory (Sacred Congregation for the Clergy, 1971)
• Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World; Paul VI, 1975)
• Sharing the Light of Faith: National Catechetical Directory (US bishops, 1977)
• Catechesi Tradendae (On Catechesis in Our Time; John Paul II, 1979)
• Sapienta Christiana (On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties; John Paul II, 1979)
• Ex Corde Ecclesiae (Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities; John Paul II, 1990)
• Ex Corde Ecclesiae: An Application to the United States (US bishops, 1996)
• Regulations for Doctrinal Examination (CDF, 1997)
• General Directory for Catechesis (Vatican Congregation on the Clergy, 1997)

• Coelestis Pastor (Condemning the [Quietist] Errors of Miguel de Molinos; Innocent XI, 1687)
• Quanta Cura (Condemning Current Errors; Pius IX, 1864)
• Pius IX's Syllabus of Errors (accompanies Quanta Cura; 1864)
• Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On the Doctrine of the Modernists; Pius X, 1907)
• Lamentabili Sane (Pius X's Syllabus of Errors; 1907)
• Anni Sacri (On Combating Atheistic Propaganda; Pius XII, 1950)
• Humani Generis (Concerning Some False Opinions; Pius XII, 1950)
• Regulations for Doctrinal Examination (CDF, 1997)

• Mirae Caritatis (On the Holy Eucharist; Leo XIII, 1902)
• Mysterium Fidei (On the Holy Eucharist; Paul VI, 1965)
• Dominicae Cenae (On Worship of the Eucharist; John Paul II, 1980)
• Inaestimabile Donum (Instructions on Worship of the Eucharist; John Paul II, 1980)

• Licet Multa (On Catholics in Belgium; Leo XIII, 1881)
• Etsi Nos (On Conditions in Italy; Leo XIII, 1882)
• Cum Multa (On Conditions in Spain; Leo XIII, 1882)
• Nobilissima Gallorum Gens (On the Religious Question in France; Leo XIII, 1884)
• Gravissimo Officii Munere (On French Associations of Worship; Pius X, 1906)
• Mit Brennender Sorge (The Church and the German Reich; Pius XI, 1937)
• Saeculo Exeeunte Octavo (On the Independence of Portugal; Pius XI, 1940)
• Luctuosissimi Eventus (On Prayers for the People of Hungary; Pius XII, 1956)
• Datis Nuperrime (On Condemning the Ruthless Use of Force in Hungary; Pius XII, 1956)

• Quas Primas (The Feast of Christ the King; 1925)
• Sempiternus Rex Christus (On the Council of Chalcedon; 1951)
• Haurietis Aquas (On Devotion to the Sacred Heart; 1956)

• Apostolicam Actuositatem (Vatican II: Apostolate of Lay People)
• Christifideles Laici (On the Vocation and Mission of the Laity; John Paul II; 1988)

• Quo Primum (standardizing the liturgy; Pius V, 1570)
• Mediator Dei (On the Sacred Liturgy; Pius XII, 1947)
• Musicae Sacrae (On Sacred Music; Pius XII, 1955)
• Sacrosanctum Concilium (Vatican II Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)
• Missale Romanum (On the revision of the Order of Mass; Paul VI, 1969)
• Directory for Masses with Children (Paul VI, 1973)
• Ecclesia Dei (On Abp. Lefebvre and the Latin Mass; John Paul II, 1988)

• Arcanum (On Christian Marriage and the Evils of Divorce; Leo XIII, 1880)
• Casti Connubii (On Chastity in Marriage; Pius XI, 1930)
• Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth; Paul VI, 1968)
• Familiaris Consortio (On the Family; John Paul II, 1981)
• Charter of Rights of the Family (1983)
• Television and the Family (John Paul II, 1994)
• Letter to Families (John Paul II, 1994)
• Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage (Pontifical Council for the Family, 1996)
• Vademecum for Confessors concerning Some Aspects of the Morality of Conjugal Life (Pontifical Council for the Family, 1997)

• Ineffabilis Deus (On the Immaculate Conception; Pius IX, 1854)
• Supremi Apostolatus Officio (On Devotion of the Rosary; Leo XIII, 1883)
• Deiparae Virginis Mariae (Query on the Assumption; Pius XII, 1946)
• Fulgens Corona (Proclaiming a Marian Year; Pius XII, 1953)
• Ad Caeli Reginam (Proclaiming the Queenship of Mary; Pius XII, 1954)
• Signum Magnam (On Our Lady; Paul VI, 1967)
• Marianus Cultus (On Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary; Paul VI, 1974)
• Redemptoris Mater (On the Blessed Virgin Mary; John Paul II, 1987)

• Humanum Genus (On Freemasonry; Leo XIII, 1884)
• Declaration on Masonic Associations (CDF, 1983)

• Libertas (On the Nature of Human Liberty; Leo XIII, 1888)
• Veritatis Splendor (On the Church's Moral Teaching; John Paul II, 1993)

• A Quo Primum (On Jews and Christians Living in the Same Place; Benedict XIV, 1751)
• Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (On the Reunion of Christendom; Leo XIII, 1894)
• Unitatis Redintegratio (Vatican II Decree on Ecumenism)
• Nostra Aetate (Vatican II on Non-Christian Religions)
• Dignitatis Humanae (Vatican II Declaration on Religious Freedom)
• Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism (Pontifical Council on Christian Unity, 1993)
• Ut Unum Sint (On Christian Unity; John Paul II, 1995)

• Aeterni Patris (Restoration of Christian Philosophy; Leo XIII, 1879)
• Fides et Ratio (On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason; John Paul II, 1998)

• Ad Catholici Sacerdotii (On the Catholic Priesthood; Pius XI, 1935)
• Presbyterorum Ordinis (The Ministry and Life of Priests: Vatican II, 1965)
• Optatam Totius (Vatican II Decree on Priestly Training)
• Sacerdotalis Caelibatus (The Celibacy of the Priest; Paul VI, 1967)
• The Ministerial Priesthood (US Bishops, 1971)
• Inter Insignores (On Women in the Priesthood; CDF, 1976)
• Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests (CDF, 1994)
• Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone; John Paul II, 1994)

• Sacra Virginitas (On Consecrated Virginity; Pius XII, 1954)
• Perfectae Caritatis (Renewal of Religious Life; Vatican II)
• Vita Consecrata (On the Consecrated Life; John Paul II, 1996)

• Casti Connubii (On Chastity in Marriage; Pius XI, 1930)
• Sacra Virginitas (On Consecrated Virginity; Pius XII, 1954)
• Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth; Paul VI, 1968)
• CDF on Questions of Sexual Ethics (CDF, 1975)
• On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons (CDF, 1987)
• Pontifical Council: The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family (1995)
• Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers (US Bishops, 1997, revised 1998)

• Sublimus Dei (On the treatment of Indians; Paul III, 1537)
• Vix Pervenit (On Usury and Other Dishonest Profit; Benedict XIV, 1745)
• In Supremo Apostolatus (Condemning the Slave Trade; Gregory XVI, 1839)
• In Plurimus (On the Abolition of Slavery; Leo XIII, 1888)
• Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of the Working Classes; Leo XII, 1891)
• Quadragesimo Anno (Reconstruction of the Social Order; Pius XI, 1931)
• Mater et Magistra (Christianity and Social Progress; John XXIII, 1961)
• Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth; John XXIII, 1963)
• Gaudium et Spes (The Church in the Modern World; Vatican II, 1965)
• Dignitatis Humanae (Vatican II Declaration on Religious Freedom, 1965)
• Populorum Progressio (On the Development of Peoples; Paul VI, 1967)
• Instruction on Certain Aspects of the 'Theology of Liberation' (CDF, 1984)
• Economic Justice for All (US Bishops, 1986)
• Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (On Social Concerns; John Paul II, 1987)
• Centesimus Annus (On the 100th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum; John Paul II, 1991)
• Everyday Christianity: To Hunger and Thirst for Justice (US Bishops, 1998)

• Inter Insignores (On Women in the Priesthood; 1976)
• Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women; 1988)
• Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone; 1994)
• To the Women of the World (1995)