Useful Links And Nourishing Reading Materials

THE NEW ADVENT. This Roman Catholic resource includes links to the "Summa Theologica," the Catholic Encyclopedia, and a host of other informative websites. Visitors will not be disappointed. The site also offers links to French and Spanish Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org

VIDIMUS DOMINUM. This site arising from the International Conference of Young Religious (Rome, September 29th - October 4th of 1997), meaning WE HAVE SEEN THE LORD, is the meeting point for consecrated life. http://www.vidimusdominum.org/index.asp?lingua=EN

THE VATICAN. Get linked up with this official website of the Catholic Church so as to follow the activities and the messages of the Pope, to get access to the archives and the library of the Vatican City, to visit the famous Vatican museum, and to read the "L'Osservatore Romano". http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

GOOD NEWS AGENCY carries positive and constructive news from all over the world relating to voluntary work, the work of the United Nations, non governmental organizations, and institutions engaged in improving the quality of life - news that doesn't "burn out" in the space of a day.
http://www.goodnewsagency.org/english/indexeng.htm

THE ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA), an international and independent humanitarian agency, with the general consultative status at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, supports dignity in each person, helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable such as women, children, and senior citizens without regard to their ethnic, political, or religious association. http://www.adra.org/index.html

The POP/RH (POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH), envisioned as a common platform for population and reproductive health related resources, information and dialogue, is managed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) which is fully committed to working in partnership with governments, all parts of the United Nations system, development banks, bilateral aid agencies, non-governmental organizations and civil society. http://www.developmentgateway.org/pop

CARE's mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from global diversity, resources and experience, it promotes innovative solutions and advocates for global responsibility. CARE has several praiseworthy programs. http://www.careusa.org

ZENIT aims to provide objective and professional coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church for a worldwide audience, especially the media. http://www.zenit.org/english/english.phtml

INSIDE VATICAN. A well-informed and comprehensive monthly magazine on what is going at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church, produced by journalists and scholars with many decades of experience reporting from Rome, attempts to "think with the Church" (sentire cum ecclesia) but is not an official Church publication. http://www.insidethevatican.com

L'OPERA ROMANA PELLEGRINAGGI (O.R.P.) organizes trips to various holy sites (Lourdes, Fatima, Holy Land, etc.) either by train or bus or airplane at reasonable prices. Apart from corporal care, it also looks into the spiritual needs of the pilgrims through a well-trained team of animators. http://www.orpnet.org/

LISTA DEI SITI CATTOLICI IN ITALIA offers a wide range of knowledge on Catholic Church in Italy. http://www.siticattolici.it