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Global Catholic Network

Global Catholic Network:encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi: Propagation of the Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
An 1840 letter/Encyclical from the Pope to Catholic leaders encouraging them to continue spreading the Catholic faith despite "them" (revolutionary and liberal hinderances).
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Popes in the 12th 18th Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographies of the Popes governing the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th-18th centuries. Entries range from minimal to very extensive.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: List of Popes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a list of popes from the 9th century to the present.
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CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 4 28 14: Papa Francisco Proclama Santos

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports on the recent canonization of two prior Popes by the current Pope Francis.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This page chronicles an exhibit hosted by the Library of Congress of manuscripts and documents from the Vatican Library. Includes manuscripts of both a secular and religious nature as well as a detailed history of the Vatican Library....
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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Vatican City State

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive reference tool that takes you on a virtual trip to the Vatican. Much background details are given on its art, culture, people, environment, geography, history, economy, and government. There are numerous links available...
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Catholic Online

Catholic Online: Pope Leo Ix

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very brief biography of Pope Leo IX.
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Other

Encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi on Civil Obedience

For Students 9th - 10th
A letter/Encyclical from Pope Gregory XVI to the Catholic leadership of Poland condemning their revolutionary uprising and asking them to submit to their monarch.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a detailed biography of artist Michelangelo. Written from a Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around...