Links
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Key Websites
The Vatican
http://www.vatican.va/
The Church in England and Wales
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/
Cardinal Vincent Nichols
http://www.rcdow.org.uk/archbishop/
Westminster Diocese
http://www.rcdow.org.uk/
Westminster Cathedral Choir School
http://www.westminstercathedralchoir.com/
Allen Hall, seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster
www.allenhall.org.uk/
Other Sites
Life Ascending Movement
http://www.lifeascending.org.uk/
The Life Ascending Movement (formerly known as The Ascent) is a Catholic movement for older people, welcoming all christians who have retired from active working life and are looking for friendship with a spiritual dimension within their parish. The Life Ascending Movement in a nutshell could be called a spiritual friendship group.
Association of Interchurch Families
http://www.interchurchfamilies.org/
Publications, conferences and information about this association, worldwide
Augustinians (Order of)
http://www.augustinians.org.uk
The Rule of Saint Augustine, information including history, spirituality, news and events, with links
Benedictines (Order of)
http://www.osb.org/
The Rule of Saint Benedict, general information and monastic topics, including an update of news from around the world, with links
Bible Gateway
http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible
Allows you to search the Bible by textual references. Includes a range of languages
CAFOD
http://www.cafod.org.uk/
The site of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
The Cardinal Hume Centre.
http://www.cardinalhumecentre.org.uk/
The Cardinal Hume Centre provides day care services for families and residential care for single homeless people under the age of 25
Carmel (Order of)
http://www.carmelite.org/
Information about the Carmelite Friars of England, Scotland and Wales, including Aylesford Priory, and related links
Carthusians (Order of)
http://www.parkminster.org.uk
Website of St Hugh's Monastery, Order of Carthusians
Catechism of the Catholic Church online
http://www.scborromeo.org/
The web site of a US church that offers an English translation of the Second Edition of the Catechism
The Catholic Herald
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/
The Catholic Herald is a British weekly Catholic magazine.
Cathedral Music Links
http://www.cathedralmusiclinks.org.uk/
This site includes links to Westminster Cathedral and other Catholic and Church of Ireland sites, as well as all the Anglican Cathedrals in the UK
The Catholic Church in England and Wales
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/
The official Catholic Media Office site offering information on dioceses and news updates, together with links to other sites
Catholic Directory
http://www.catholicdirectory.org/
UK based online Catholic community
Catholic Information Centre on Internet
http://www.catholic.net/
US based site gathering together information and links for Catholics
Catholic Online
http://www.catholic.org/
Comprehensive information about Catholicism plus links to dioceses & parishes, schools, religious orders etc. Mostly US.
Church Net UK
http://www.churchnet.org.uk/
Provides a host of links to Christian churches and organisations and general religious resources in the UK and overseas. Interactive sections include Discussion Groups and Prayer Net.
Collection of Catholic www pages in Germany
http://www.nrw-online.de/kmw/kath.htm
German language site of German Catholic page links
Continuum
http://continuumbooks.com
Catholic Publisher.
Dominicans (Order of)
http://www.op.org/
Information about the Dominican family, news and worldwide links.
Ecumenical links
http://www.ecumenical.co.uk/
Links to the web sites of cathedrals, abbeys and churches throughout Britain
Farnborough Abbey
http://www.farnboroughabbey.org/homepage.html
Beautifully designed, rich in audio-visual effects.
Franciscans (Order of)
http://www.ofm.org/
The Rule of St Francis, information and news about the order and extensive worldwide links
Friends of Cathedral Music
http://www.fcm.org.uk
A charity dedicated to supporting cathedral choirs, which also provides information for visitors planning to visit cathedrals in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Hyperion records.
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/
Full details of currently available recordings by the Westminster Cathedral Choir, and other religious and classical music
Iglesia.org - El Directorio Catolico en Internet
http://www.iglesia.org/
A Spanish directory of Catholic links, for example to Catholic universities in Spanish speaking countries, or to religious orders
Independent Catholic News
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/
A daily Catholic online news service run by Catholic journalists based in London
Internet Theology Resources, by School of Theology Major Areas
http://www.csbsju.edu/library/internet/theosubj.html
A resource guide from the Clemens & Alcuin Joint Libraries arranged according to major areas of concentration in St. John's School of Theology - Seminary
Jesuits (Order of)
http://www.jesuit.ie/
Information about the worldwide order of 22,000 priests and brothers committed to the promotion of faith and justice
New Advent Catholic Supersite
http://www.newadvent.org/
A US site containing the entire Summa Theologica, the Church Fathers and a continuously growing list of entries from the Catholic Encyclopaedia.
The Passage Day and Night Shelter
http://www.passage.org.uk/
The Passage, a project run by the Daughters of Charity in conjunction with Westminster Cathedral, provides day care services and a night shelter for single homeless people over the age of 25
RC Net
http://www.rc.net/
Provides accesses to Catholic resources and hosts home pages free of charge to Catholic priests and schools
The RE site
http://www.theresite.org.uk/
For religious education teachers, providing news, comment, resources and links
Religion/Christian Newsgroup Home Page
http://geneva.rutgers.edu/src/
Archives and FAQ's of the Usenet newsgroup soc.religion.christian and an index of all online resources relating to Christianity which are mentioned in the articles
The Retreat Association
http://www.retreats.org.uk/
Comprehensive information about a variety of retreats, individual and groups, and retreat houses as well as opportunities for quiet reflective holidays, all over the UK
Sacred Space
http://www.jesuit.ie/prayer/
A ten-minute daily prayer session provided by the Jesuits in Ireland. Includes a range of languages
Saints' Biographies
http://www.carr.org/~meripper/saints/index.html
The list of the current week's saints' feasts together with a biography searchable by letter
Servite Secular Institute
http://www.ssi.org.uk/
Information about the history and way of life of the Institute, and the vocation of consecrated secularity
Silence in the City
http://www.silenceinthecity.org.uk/
A series of talks on silent prayer and contemplative living in today's world
St George's Cathedral
http://www.southwark-rc-cathedral.org.uk/
The web site of St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark
St Joseph's Pastoral Centre
http://www.stjoseph.org.uk/
An agency of the Diocese of Westminster providing support to people with learning disabilities
Taize Community
http://www.taize.fr/
Visit the homepage of the famous monastic community
The Tablet
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/
The international Catholic weekly
Tyburn Convent
http://www.tyburnconvent.org.uk/
A look at the life of an enclosed contemplative order of Nuns
Universalis
http://www.universalis.com/
The liturgy for the day is available here, together with the Church’s calendar
The Vatican
http://www.vatican.va/
Includes the Vatican Information Service in several languages, providing news on His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI and activities of the Church in Rome and around the world
Web Site of the Catholic Church in Europe
http://www.communio.hu/index.html
Run on behalf of CEEM, the Media Commission of the Council of European Bishops Conferences
The World Council of Churches
http://www.wcc-coe.org/
Site for the 342 church strong council which includes details of its aims together with a list of member churches