Diocese of Orlando: The official web site of the Diocese of Orlando.

Florida Catholic Conference.  The offical web site of the Florida Bishops.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The official web site of the USCCB, the United States Conference of Cathollic Bishops.

The Vatican: The official web site of the Holy See.

The Florida Catholic. Florida's Catholic Newspaper (Orlando Edition)

Vatican News Service. The official news service of the Holy See -- includes L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.

Catholic World News. A site providing comprehensive and up-to-date news of interest to Catholics. Some free information, but subscriptions are available.

Catholic News Service. The site of CNS, the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press

Zenit. An international news agency, based in Rome, providing coverage of events, documents and issues concerning the Catholic Church. (Available in several languages)

Our Sunday Visitor. The online version of this weekly Catholic newspaper.

National Catholic Register. The online version of this weekly Catholic newspaper.

Ignatius Press. The web site of this influential Catholic publisher of books and periodicals.

EWTN. The web site of EWTN, the global Catholic communications network -- includes a very useful online library.

Vatican Radio. Listen online to English language boradcasts of the offical radio station of the Vatican.

The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church: A comprehensive site providing information on dioceses and bishops throughout the world.

Catholic Culture. A web site providing a large variety of resources on Catholic culture and liturgy.

Parishes Online. An online U.S. directory of the Catholic Church.

New Advent. A Catholic web site featuring the Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica, Church Fathers, Catholic Q&A, and Church Documents among its list of topics.

Official Church Websites

General Information

Education and Catechesis

Catholic Media

Spirituality, etc.

San Pedro Center. Retreat center serving the people and parishes of the Diocese of Orlando.

Sacred Space. Online spritual guidance and scripture -- new every day. A web site by the Irish Jesuits.

Holy Cross Family Ministries. A web site aimed at supporting the spiritual well-being of the family throughout the world.

Divine Mercy. The offficial site of the Association of Marian Helpers and the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy.

Eucharistic Adoration. The web site of the Real Presence Association, devoted to the adoration of the Holy Eucharist.

Virtual Rosary. A free rosary and prayer network. Download the "Virutal Rosary" software for use on your PC or your PDA.

Catechism of the Catholic Church.  Online version of the Catechism

Catechetical Resources: An online resource guide for catechists. Lots of information and help.

Catholic Authors: An online guide to Catholic literature.

Catholic Distance University. Lifelong learning via distance education on the web.

Resources for Catholic Educators. A web site providing a variety of useful resources for Catholic teachers, catechists, DREs, and parents.

Catholic Educational Resources. A web site providing education resources consistent with the Catholic faith and the social and moral teachings of the Church.

Fransican University of Steubenville. The web site of this growing Catholic university, located in Steubenville, Ohio. Visit their distance learning programs.

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Here are just a few of our favorite, and most useful, Catholic web sites. Many of these are "unofficial" web sites. We have tried to include only sites in conformity with Church teaching. To visit a site, click on its logo.

Updated: 8/11/2011