Library Guides: Theology: Web Sites

Catholic Web Sites

Catholic News Archive This link opens in a new window
Search the full text of Catholic newspapers.

Catholic Online
Links to information on Catholic education, vocations, publications, etc.

Catholic Portal This link opens in a new window
Provides access to rare, unique, and uncommon Catholic research materials relating to 12 themes of the Catholic experience.

Directory of Catholic Newspapers Online
A list of 200+ Catholic newspapers that are available online, from 1830 - present. (Most coverage is either pre-1900 or post-2000).
Papal Encyclicals Online
A collection of papal documents, including apostolic letters, homilies, and speeches, as well as other official documents of the Catholic Church. Browse the documents by pope (listed in chronological order) or use the keyword search.
Vatican
Access to official documents including encyclicals, homilies, letters, and papal bulls, as well as news and information about the Vatican.

This list includes a limited number of librarian-selected resources that have been useful for Theology research:

Association of Religion Data Archives
Collects quantitative data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups.
Bible Gateway
An online and public resource that will search many different versions of the Bible for terms and phrases
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Collects news, survey results and publishes reports about religion as it relates to politics, law, domestic policy and world affairs.