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Roman Catholic Church History: Basic Sources General Histories Thomas Bokenkotter. A Concise History of the Catholic Church (revised and expanded edition). 1990. (BX 945.2.

B 64 1990) William J. Collings. Historical Dictionary of Catholicism. 1997. (Reference BX 945.2.

C 65 1997) Michael Glazier and Thomas J. Shelley, editors. The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History. 1997. (Reference BX 1406.2. E 53 1997) J. Derek Holmes and Bernard W. Bickers. A Short History of the Catholic Church.

'New Millennium Edition,' 2002. (BX 945.2. H 63 2002) Hubert Jed in and John Dolan, editors. History of the Church. 1980 -.

(Reference and Stacks BR 145.2. J 413 1980) Ten volumes; volumes I, , and IV are titled Handbook of Church History. New Catholic Encyclopedia (2nd edition). 2003. (Reference BX 841. N 44 2003) Many articles on historical topics.

Use the Index (Volume 15) to find where particular topics are treated. NOTE: The content of the online Catholic Encyclopedia dates from 1913. While it contains valuable historical information, readers should consult more current sources for updated scholarship. Online chronology: Dates and Events in Catholic History, 1st Century to 10th Century and 11th Century to 20th Century from the Catholic Almanac Online. Return to top Saints' Lives David Hugh Farmer. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints.

1997. (Reference BR 1710. F 34 1997) Also available through Oxford Reference Online on all campus networked computers -- select 'Religion and Philosophy. ' On the Internet: Catholic Online Saints and Angels Butler's Lives of the Saints. New Full Edition, 1995.12 volumes, one for each month of the year. (Reference BX 4654.

B 8 1995) Bert Ghezzi. Voices of the Saints: A Year of Readings. 2000. (Reference BX 4655.2. G 49 2000) Each brief biography includes 'a substantial quotation by or about the saint, giving you a feel for what he or she was really like' (Introduction). Ferdinand Hold " ok.

Married Saints and Blessed's Through the Centuries. 2002. (Reference BX 4655.3. H 6413 2002) Kathleen Jones. Women Saints: Lives of Faith and Courage.

1999. (Reference BX 4656. J 66 1999) Richard P. Mc Brien. Lives of the Saints: from Mary and St. Francis of Assisi to John XX and Mother Teresa. 2001. (Reference BX 4655.3.

M 33 2001) In addition to the lives of holy women and men (both canonized and un canonized), this volume includes articles on the politics of canonization and the differences between various schools of Christian spirituality. Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J. Jesuit Saints and Martyrs. Second edition, 1998. (Reference and Stacks BX 3755. T 94 1998) Kenneth L. Woodward.

Making Saints: How the Catholic Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn't, and Why. 1990. (Stacks BX 2330. W 66 1990) Return to top Papal Histories Frank J. Coppa, editor. Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy. 1999.

(Reference BX 955.2. E 53 1999) J.N.D. Kelly. The Oxford Dictionary of Popes. 1986. (Reference BX 955.2. K 45 1986) Also available through Oxford Reference Online on all campus networked computers -- select 'Religion and Philosophy.

' Philippe Le villain, general editor. The Papacy: an encyclopedia. John W. O'Malley, S.J., consultant for the English language edition. 2002. (Reference BX 955.2. D 53 2002) Return to top Church Documents in Print.

Neuter and J. Dupuis. The Christian Faith in the Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church. Sixth revised and enlarged edition, 1996. (Reference BX 1747.5. C 48 1996; previous editions also in Reference. Older versions, under the title The Teaching of the Catholic Church as Contained in Her Documents, are in Reference and Stacks at BX 850.

N 413 1967.) Documents of the Christian Church, selected and edited by Henry Bettenson. Third edition (1999) edited by Chris Maunder. (BR 141. B 4 -- Latest edition in Reference and Stacks; previous editions also in Stacks) Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils. Includes the documents in the original languages and English translations. Volume 1: Nicaea I to Lateran V -- Volume 2: Trent to Vatican II (Reference BX 825.

A 1990) Claudia C arlen. The Papal Encyclicals, 1740-1981 and Papal Pronouncements: A Guide: 1740-1978 (Reference BX 850. Z 9 C 37 1990 and BX 860. A 3 1981) Anne Fremantle, editor. The Papal Encyclicals in Their Historical Context. Includes 'What Is an Encyclical?' (Stacks BX 860.

A 36 1956 a) Maureen Fiedler and Linda Rabb en, editors. Rome Has Spoken: A Guide to Forgotten Papal Statements and How They Have Changed Through the Centuries. (Reference BX 1747.5. R 66 1998) Origins -- weekly documentary publication of the Catholic News Service. Current year is kept at the Circulation Desk and in Recent Periodical stacks; older issues are in Bound Periodicals. To search for a specific document, use the index issues printed on colored paper, or search in Origins Online.

Pastoral Letters of the United States Catholic Bishops. Six volumes covering the years 1792 to 1997. (Reference BX 872. A 2 N 63 1983) More recent documents can be found on the U.S. Bishops' web site. Return to top Church Documents Online Vatican Web Site United States Catholic Bishops' Conference Return to top Articles in Journals Recent issues of these journals are shelved in Current Periodicals on the Lower Level; older copies are in Bound Periodicals. The Catholic Historical Review.

Articles and reviews on specific topics can be found by using ATLAS or the Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online (printed volumes since 1930). Also, each bound volume of the journal closes with an index of all articles for that year. Church History. Articles and reviews on specific topics can be found by using ATLAS.U.S. Catholic Historian. Articles and reviews on specific topics can be found by using the Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online, or in print. Return to top Current Events National Catholic Reporter Paper format: Shelved in the Library Atrium.

The Library holds the paper copy of every issue until microfilm arrives. Microfilm: Includes all issues since NCR started in 1964; available for viewing in the Reference Room. Ask Library staff for assistance. Online: Articles from 1992 till the present are also available in full text in InfoTrac. Go to InfoTrac and select 'Expanded Academic ASAP. ' NCR also provides selected articles on its own web site at web Searching for articles: For articles from 1981 to the present, use the Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online.

Articles since 1967 are indexed in the printed version of the Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, in the Reference Room. From these indexes, you will need to go to the microfilm for the actual text of articles. L'Osservatore Romano (English edition) Print edition: Library keeps the most recent year only; shelved in the Library Atrium. Electronic edition: Full text from 1968 through 2003, accessible from Library computers only.

Microfilm: includes every issue of the English language edition from 1968 through 1998. Available for viewing in the Reference Room. To look up articles on particular topics from L'Osservatore Romano, use the Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online, or in the Reference Room. Then go to the microfilm or electronic edition of L'Osservatore Romano for the actual text of articles. Catholic Trends -- biweekly overview of church news, from the Catholic News Service.

Shelved with Newsletters on the Lower Level. Catholic News Service -- web site for news of the Catholic Church in the United States and the world, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. For commentary on current events in the Catholic Church, see the journals America, Commonweal, and The Tablet. The Library subscribes to all these periodicals in paper editions; to find out if online access is available, use the E-Journal Finder. Religion News writers Association -- Links to 'Today's Headlines' in religion news. Return to top Statistics and DirectoriesAnnuario Pontificio.

(BX 845. A 75; current volume in Reference, previous nine years in Stacks) Annual directory of the Church's hierarchy, the Roman Curia and its related agencies, religious orders, and theological academies, with historical notes on each. In Italian. Statistical Yearbook of the Church. (Reference BX 845. A 2) Data on the Catholic Church's membership and apostolic work throughout the world, both current and retrospective.

Figures include baptisms and marriages, numbers of priests and religious, and marriage tribunal cases. The Official Catholic Directory. (Reference BX 845. O 3) Lists personnel, parishes, and institutions in every diocese of the United States and its territories. Provides statistics for each diocese, as well as lists of priests both living and recently deceased, and a directory of religious orders. Information on dioceses and parishes is also available at the web site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Boston Catholic Directory. (Reference BX 1417. B 6 A 1) Lists all personnel, parishes, offices, and institutions of the Archdiocese of Boston. Some of the same information is available at the web site of the Archdiocese. Return to top Using Web Cat to Find More: Suggested Subject Headings Use these headings to 'Browse' by Subject in Web Cat (but omit the hyphens ( -- ) when typing in the headings).

Additional terms, which can help to refine a search, are shown in brackets; 'xx' = any number. For Church documents, try: Catholic Church -- Pastoral letters and charges Bulls, Papal Encyclicals, Papal Letters, Papal Papal documents For histories of the Church, try: Catholic Church -- History -- [xx th Century] Catholic Church -- [country] Catholic Church -- [state] Church history -- [country] Papacy -- History Popes For saints and other persons, try: Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Ignatius Loyola, Saint Cabrini, Frances Xavier, Saint Day, Dorothy John Paul II, Pope For collections of biographies, try: Catholics -- [place] Catholic women Christian saints Christian women saints Christian biography Afro-American Catholics [or] African American Catholics Hispanic American Catholics.