LINKS

 THE VATICAN -- http://www.vatican.va/
This site offers the visitor the ability to see what is happenings in Rome and the Vatican. It includes audio and video clips of different medias.
 

DIOCESE OF JOLIET-- http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/

This is the official website for the Diocese of Joliet.

JOLIET DIOCESE VOCATIONS -- http://www.vocations.com/

This is the official Joliet Diocesan Vocations site. It is for men and women who are considering a life in ministry as a priest, deacon, sister or brother. 

CATHOLIC INFORMATION NETWORK -- http://www.cin.org/
CIN was founded in 1987 for evangelization through electronic messaging and text retrieval media. CIN's mission is to offer FREE information on the Catholic faith to all, including the texts of papal addresses and encyclicals, news and other articles as well as to facilitate open discussion on all matters of Catholic life. It is their intent to adhere to the Magisterium of the Church, the Holy Father and the Bishops of the world united with him as pastors of the Church, while remaining open to dialogue with everyone. 
 

CATHOLIC INTERNET DIRECTORY -- http://www.catholic.net/
Catholic Information Center on Internet (CICI) is taking advantage of new means of communication made possible by advances in technology to share the treasures of the Catholic faith with the world. CICI is a central directory and premier source of Catholic information on the Internet. CICI provides links to other Catholic Internet sites and access to church documents, information on Catholic organizations, Catholic periodicals and books, a forum for questions and answers, and will provide homepages for all dioceses and other relevant information.
 

CATHOLIC ONLINE -- http://www.catholic.org/
The Mission of Catholic Online is to serve 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. Catholic Online is here to help guide all People of God back to the community of Christ. For it is God's will to bring all human beings into one people, united in Christ, overcoming all that now divides mankind. 
 

NEW ADVENT -- http://www.newadvent.org/
Just when you thought that the Dewy Decimal System made library life easier, along comes NEW ADVENT. They have probably the largest informational databases around for the Catholic Community. Not to mention every entry from Adam up until the newest of saints in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
 

CATHOLIC ANSWERS -- http://www.catholic.com/
Catholic Answers is the largest Catholic apologetics and evangelization organization in North America. We are lay people devoting our full-time efforts to promoting the Catholic faith through books, booklets, tracts, This Rock magazine, tapes, and television and radio appearances.
 

THE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE -- http://www.catholicnews.com/
Catholic News Service, the oldest and largest news wire service specializing in reporting on religion, is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press. It is also a leading source of news for Catholic print and broadcast media throughout the world.
 

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS -- http://www.nccbuscc.org/
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) are the organizations of the American Catholic hierarchy. Through these distinct but closely related organizations-one a canonical entity, the other a civil corporation-the bishops fulfill their responsibilities of leadership and service to Church and nation.
The programs of NCCB/USCC range over the spectrum of Catholic concerns-from prayers and worship to the state of the economy, from revitalizing parishes to averting nuclear war, from promoting vocations to protecting life at all stages. 
 

CATHOLIC USA  --  http://www.catholicusa.com/ 
This site provides links to nearly 5,000 Catholic web sites, organized by category with new sites being added constantly.  They have an extensive listing of Dioceses, Parishes, and Schools with web sites, as well as many other categories.

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