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- Al-Bushra (Arabic for 'Good News') explores the heritage, history, traditions, theology and current events of the people in the Middle East - and pleads for prayer for peace and justice for the world and the Great Jubilee, Jerusalem 2000.
- Amnesty International - UK section site: See also the Refuge! site; details of the 50 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted in 1948).
- Apostleship of the Sea - a frontline service for the support of Seafarers
- Association for the Propogation of the Faith - one of the Pontifical Mission Societies; visit the APF Red Box page.
- Basingstoke and Deane - local government site.
- Bede's World - The extraordinary life of the Venerable Bede created a rich legacy that is celebrated today at Bede's World, Jarrow, where Bede lived and worked 1300 years ago.
- Bishop Challoner School site provides background information and news about this Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Secondary School for boys and girls, aged 11 to 16, from an area including Basingstoke, Tadley, Andover, Hook and local villages.
- CAFE - Catholic Faith Exploration produces DVD based resources for parishes and schools - see also the CAFE Youth Resources.
- CAFOD - Catholic Fund for Overseas Development site with details of the Fair Deal for the Poor Millennium campaign - and CAFOD and Confirmation guidelines for catechists.
- Caritas-social action is the voice of the Catholic Church on social justice and care in England and Wales. It is an agency of the Bishops’ Conference with responsibility for carrying out the social mission of the Church in England and Wales. Together with CAFOD it makes up Caritas England and Wales, part of the Caritas International federation.
- Catholic Church in England and Wales - official site maintained by Catholic Media Office includes access to the publications issued by the Bishops' Conference in Britain, including recent teachings; papal encyclicals; and, parish resource documents.
- Catholic Community - site is specifically aimed at the Roman Catholic Community in the British Isles. As such it aims to become a Roman Catholic "Mega Site" for the British Isles.
- Catholic Encyclopedia - based on the 1907-1912 edition.
- Catholic Agency to Support Evangelisation (CASE) runs the Catholic Enquiry Centre, offering free advice and confidential information about the Catholic faith to enquirers: www.life4seekers.co.uk and for non-practising /resting Catholics: www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk . It has also developed a site for 11-13 year olds: www.yfaith.co.uk.
- CatholiCity - USA Internet service of the Mary Foundation.
- Catholic Information Network (CIN) provides a wide selection of public-domain Catholic Church teachings, Mass readings, prayers, information and discussion forums via mail lists - and a wealth of Catholic Web links.
- Catholic Internet Portal - a Catholic 'Yellow Pages' - with useful ecumenical and other relevant links; a new global resource developed by Dr Lavinia Byrne and others at the international Catholic Weekly, The Tablet.
- Charismatic Renewal - Web site of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England.
- Child Protection - first report, April 2001, of the review on Child Protection in the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
- Christian Aid site with details of the Change the Rules campaign and report on how Britain's supermarkets profit from Third World poverty.
- Church Net UK directory of Web sites of all denominations and Churches Together sites.
- Diocesan Pastoral Plan - the 'Discussion Document' with the suggestions for Larger Pastoral Areas has been published.
- Douai Abbey and school site - including its Pastoral Programme of talks, workshops, conferences and retreats.
- EWTN: Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) featuring Catholic Q and A, a Catholic Document Library, an Audio Library, Catholic News, a daily Catholic podcast, programming information for EWTN Television and EWTN radio. Launched on August 15, 1981 by Mother M. Angelica, a Poor Clare nun, cloistered and dedicated to the perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, EWTN has become the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting programming 24 hours a day to more than 148 million homes in 144 countries and territories on more than 4,800 cable systems, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV and individual satellite users.
- Friendsfirst - a proven way to meet Christian friends and potential partners.
- Gospel Readings - made available on-line by an international team of lay Catholics and volunteers who are eager to spread the Gospel as much as possible.
- Hantsweb - Hampshire County Council's site.
- Hermanoleon Clipart - a rich source of free religious images for illustrating the weekly gospel readings.
- Independent Catholic News - ICN is the first daily Catholic on-line news service in the UK - run by Catholic journalists based in London.
- Iona Community - an ecumenical Christian community committed to seeking new ways of living the Gospel in today's world.
- Jubilee Debt Campaign - coalition of regional and local groups and national organisations, supporting the continuation of the Jubilee 2000 debt campaign in the UK to address the problem of World Debt; with links to other sites, such as Drop the Debt and Jubilee Plus, campaigning for justice for the poorest people into the new millennium.
- Justice and Peace - provides access to catholic social justice teachings.
- Liturgy Office of England & Wales with details of Litugical Calendars, moveable feasts etc.
- Liturgy of the Hours (The Divine Office) - this massive Universalis project is still under construction but is already in use by Christians of many denominations. See also the liturgical Calendar.
- Lourdes- English version of the new Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes site - also available en français.
- Marriage Care Web site explains the counselling, support and advisory services provided. Available to the whole community - not just Catholics.
- Marriage Encounter - Worldwide Marriage Encounter offer weekends of enrichment for married couples, priests and religious, engaged couples and single people.
- Missio - the new name for the world's largest missionary society (formerly the The Pontifical Mission Societies in England & Wales); incorporating the APF, SPA, MT, and PMU.
- Multimap site is a useful source of maps based on post code, grid reference ... etc. Try it out for the Holy Ghost post code RG21 5TD
- Pastoral Area - North West Hampshire - new website under development.
- Pax Christi - Web site of the British Section of the International Catholic Movement for Peace.
- Pilgrims Progress - this Arundel & Brighton's site presents a collection of ecumenical walking pilgrimages
- Portsmouth Diocese site includes Bishop Crispian's home page, and links to parish, school and university Web sites in the diocese.
- Radio Maria USA- audio link to new Catholic radio available 24 hours per day over the Internet. See also the Radio Maria Web site for details of the principles of its apostolate - and availability in other languages.
- Radio Vatican- provides audio links on demand in a choice of languages.
- Right to Life- petitions to fight against the campaign to legalise passive euthanasia.
- Sabbatical blog - from Monsignor Vincent Harvey in Israel (December 2009).
- Sacred Space for daily prayer on-line: plus a new MP3 'pray-as-you-go' project ...more. Produced by the Irish Jesuits, it provides prayer guidance and resources - inviting you to make a 'sacred space' in your day as you sit at your computer.
- Scripture Study & Worship- links & resources. A 'virtual study desk' for students, teachers and preachers - includes Art and Movie links on spiritual themes.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Popley, Basinsgtoke
- St Joseph's Parish, Newbury, have a new Web site including news and Mass times
- Streetmap UK site - useful source of road maps; eg - find Holy Ghost Parish Church.
- Taizé Community- hosts intercontinental meetings for young adults. The songs from Taizé are familiar in many languages on every continent. .
- The Tablet weekly publication - including links to Priests and People magazine.
- Thinking Faith: The online journal of the British Jesuits.
- Tear Fund site has a Global Action Network information service for those who want to be linked in taking action on behalf of the poor.
- Total Catholic - new www.totalcatholic.com UK site for Catholic news and issues. Includes stories from the Catholic press - including:The Universe, Catholic Times, and Catholic Life.
- Traidcraft - the UK's leading independent fair trade organisation with details of campaigns such as the Café Fair Trade Venues Campaign.
- Virtual Earth site - see aerial view of St Bede's
- Vocations - Vocations Sunday microsite from the National Office for Vocation. Also see 'fishers of men'
- The Holy See Vatican Web site includes: The Pope's apostolic letter, Tertio Millennio Adveniente; Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (Pope John Paul II, 1987); Gaudium et Spes (Pope Paul VI, 1965).
- Wellsprings on the Web a rich source of resources and links maintained by Portsmouth diocese's Katherine Turner and her team.
- Westminster Cathedral's stylish and informative site.
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