Roman Catholicism

Web Sites

• Vatican: The Holy See
  The Vatican offers an online Bible in English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish; the Catechism of the Catholic Church in English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Latvian, Portuguese, Spanish; news and many informational resources.
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  On their website, you can search the New American Bible, the Catechism, their Movie Reviews, and Publications.
• American Catholic
  Find Roman Catholic Saints, Catholic Church Questions and Catholic News. From the Franciscans and St.Anthony Messenger Press.
• Catholic Digest
  Written for the general audience and published 9 times per year, each issue contains ways to connect faith with everyday life.
• Catholic Education Resource Center (CERC)
  The online resource center for Catholic faith and culture. It offers articles on controversial topics like abortion, euthanasia, feminism and sexuality.
• Catholic News Agency
  A nonprofit news agency that provides free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Universal Church, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See. Affiliated with the Spanish language new agency ACI Prensa.
• EWTN Global Catholic Network
  Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), broadcasting from Alabama, is the largest religious media network in the world. Their website contains a huge collection of Catholic documents online (look under "library".
• Franciscan Friars
  An order of brothers and priests inspired by the 13th-century example of St. Francis of Assisi.
• Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)
  The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is an association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious (nuns) in the United States. The conference has more than 1500 members, who represent more than 80 percent of the 57,000 women religious in the United States.
• Little Sisters of the Poor
  A community of Women Religious dedicated exclusively to the service of the elderly poor.
• National Catholic Reporter
  "The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company provides an independent voice within the church. Its publications value an open and honest expression of faith and are guided by commitments of justice, peace, and a sustainable world." It is a nonprofit corporation.
• Roman Catholic Womenpriests
  A controversial movement by a group of Roman Catholic women whose goal is to bring about the full equality of women in the Roman Catholic Church, including ordination of women into the priesthood.
• Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
  Sisters of Mercy are an international community of Roman Catholic women religious vowed to serve people who suffer from poverty, sickness and lack of education with a special concern for women and children.
• Sisters of the Humility of Mary
  A community of Roman Catholic women religious dedicated to works of peacemaking, justice, and care for Earth through education, health care, social service, and pastoral ministry.

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Pittsburgh Region

• Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
  The official page includes information on Catholic schools and universities in the area.
  • Pittsburgh Catholic
    The official weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
  • Index of Active Parishes Alphabetically
• Catholic Charities, Diocese of Pittsburgh
  focuses primarily on the family with a wide range of programs; serving families of all types and their members, from day-old infants to the frail elderly.
• Benedictine Nuns, St. Emma Monastery
  A monastic ministry in Greesburg, PA.
• Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
  The Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh is a monastic community of 80 women that live the Rule of St. Benedict. As Benedictines, the Sisters balance their day with prayer, monastic community, and ministry.

• Capuchin Franciscan Friars
  The Capuchin Franciscan Friars spread the word of God and serve the poor. Each year 210 Friars minister to the spiritual and physical needs of over one million people regardless of race or religion. The Seraphic Mass Association is located in Pittsburgh.
• Catholic Diocese of Greensburg PA
  The diocese includes Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana and Westmoreland Counties.
• Catholic Alumni Club of Pittsburgh
  brings together single professional Catholics, in a Christian environment of friendship, through social, recreational, athletic, cultural, charitable, and spiritual activities
• Little Sisters of the Poor, Pittsburgh
  The Little Sisters of the Poor serve the elderly poor at James P. Wall Home for the Aged, located in the North Side neighborhood of Brighton Heights.
• National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education
  A program at Seton Hill College in Greensburg that sponsors a three and one-half week Catholic Institute for Holocaust Studies every summer at Yad Vashem World Center for Holocaust Education in Israel.
• Saint Paul Cathedral of Pittsburgh Catholic Parish
  Fifth Avenue (Oakland) at Craig Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
• St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center
  Passionist's Order Roman Catholic Church located at the top of the South Side slopes offers weekend retreats for men and women throughout the year and can accomodate non-profit organizations for midweek programs and a limited number of weekends.
• Saint Vincent, Latrobe
  The oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States. Saint Vincent Seminary is the fourth oldest Catholic seminary in the United States. Saint Vincent Parish was founded in 1790 in Latrobe and was the first Catholic parish in Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains.
• Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God
  A congregation of active women religious who have chosen to live the Gospel simply and plainly in the footsteps of Sts. Francis and Clare of Assisi.
• Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden
  Ever mindful of the most poor and vulnerable, this community of Women Religious serve in schools and universities, hospitals and hospices, prisons and parishes, and social service agencies.
• Women Religious of Western Pennsylvania
  The Women Religious of Western Pennsylvania (www.sistersofwpa.org) consists of 16 congregations within the dioceses of Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Altona-Johnstown. These include The Sisters of Divine Providence and Sisters of St. Francis of Millvale.

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
  The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) is the public affairs arm of Pennsylvania's Catholic bishops and the 10 Catholic dioceses of Pennsylvania.
• Whispers in the Loggia
  Rocco Palmo of Philadelphia has taken the role of "Church Whisperer" since 2004 with this blog. In 2012, he was named an at-large member of the Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.