Library

This library contains the wit and wisdom of nearly 2000 years of Catholic authorship.

It includes encyclicals and other Church documents, papal audiences, writings of the Church Fathers, works of contemporary Catholic scholarship, and countless articles, commentaries, and research works on a full range of Catholic topics.

If you want to learn about Catholicism, just browse or search our range of offerings — and let the Catholic world unfold beneath your feet.

Highlighted Documents

1 The Many Dimensions of Humanism (Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone)
2 Woman of the 14th Century (Christopher Check)
3 Bernard of Clairvaux, Last of the Church Fathers (Pope Benedict XVI)
4 Note of the CDF about Personal Ordinariates for Anglicans Entering the Catholic Church (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith)
5 Papal Homily at Close of Africa Synod (Pope Benedict XVI)

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Pope Benedict XVI (784 items)
A compilation of material written by Cardinal Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II (1728 items)
This collection represents all of the writings of our late pope that are available in our database. This includes all letters, homilies, audiences, and official documents encyclicals.
Father William Most
Complete archive of the late Fr. Most, a distinguished teacher, theologian and Scripture scholar.
Fathers of the Church
A collection of the Fathers of the Church, from Adaeus to Vincent of Lerins (and everyone in between)!  
The Catechism
Browse or search this complete Catechism of the Catholic Church with footnotes and referenced material.