Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac 2001 (Paperback)

~ Matthew Bunson (Editor)

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A valuable reference work. The trusted resource. Still.

This annual, up-to-date, comprehensive guide to the Catholic Church has been the reference work to which students, teachers, researchers, homilists, writers, and media professionals have turned for more than 100 years. This is the resource on which they have relied for solid, orthodox Catholic teaching and information.

This is the reference work with the in-depth index that makes it easy to find specific, exact information. This is the resource endorsed by Archbishop John Foley, President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communication at the Vatican, who writes: "It is an annual masterpiece!"

Topics in the 2005 edition include:

• The Year in Review

• Special Reports on Same-Sex Unions, the Sex Abuse Scandal, Catholics in Political Life, and Pope John Paul II’s 25th Anniversary

• Coverage of the new document on Catholic Devotions

• Update on Partial-Birth Abortion and other Life Issues

• Biographies of the New Cardinals

• Full Coverage of Mother Teresa’s Beatification

• Biographies of all new Saints and Blesseds

• Updates on Papal Travel

• Updated National and World Statistics

• Updated Statistics on Men and Women Religious

• Catholic Social Teachings

• Mary

• Canon Law

• Glossary of Catholic Terms

• Church Calendar

• Scripture

• Liturgy

• Sacraments

• Chronologies of U.S. and World Church History

• Coverage on the rules for Papal Conclaves

• Ecumenism

• Encyclicals

And more!

"Our Sunday Visitor claims this work is the ‘one and only Catholic resource’ and it is ‘simply the best annual guide to the Catholic Church anywhere.’ These are bold statements, but accurate . . . This excellent work is especially useful for those interested in either the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See . . . It is informative, easy to use, and well written." — American Reference Books Manual, 2003. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor; Revised edition (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879739061
• ISBN-13: 978-0879739065
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,835,365 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All things Catholic - a must for your reference library., February 13, 2001

By	Tim Drake "Author and Journalist" (Saint Joseph, Minnesota) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Need the name or biography of an American bishop or a cardinal? How about a list of Beatifications by Pope John Paul II? Or perhaps information on Catholic colleges, religious movements, or the Catholic Press? How about a Reader's Digest-condensed version of Pope John Paul II's encyclicals?

Whatever Catholic bit of information you are seeking, the chances are pretty good that Our Sunday Visitor's 2001 Almanac will have what you are looking for.

Next to my dictionary it is one of the most used books sitting on my shelf.

Updated annually, it provides addresses, phone numbers, and web addresses to all things Catholic.

The 2001 edition also features special Jubilee year coverage, in-depth coverage of the revelation of the "Third Secret" of Fatima, extensive coverage of the Pope's trip to the Holy Land, articles in defense of Pope Pius XII, the Vatican list of the greatest films, and much more.

Whether you're a Catholic student, writer, professor, or lay person you will find this small book indispensable in your work.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best source, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Our Sunday Visitor's 2000 Catholic Almanac (Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac) (Paperback)

The Catholic Almanac is a first rate reference work on the Catholic Church. Here one can look up the history and statistics of the Catholic Church in every country of the world. There is a glossary of Catholic terminology; biographical information on the Catholic bishops of the United States and the Cardinals of the world; information on Catholic organizations, institutions, and religious orders; explanations of Catholic doctrines; news in the Church for the last year. You name it, it's in there. Just about anything you need to know regarding the Church of today or through history you can find in this book. If you own the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, and this Almanac, then you will be well equipped with Catholic information. It will be especially useful for students. There is also a lot of fun to be had in browsing through this book. It is a tremendous bargain, and I heartily recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 07 cath almanac, March 8, 2007

By	zarjer - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2007 Catholic Almanac (Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac) (Paperback)

it is just what I wanted, an up todate review of the Catholic Church