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The Church Universal
The Holy See: The official Vatican web site.
NEWS.VA: The Vatican Today
L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO: The Vatican Newspaper's weekly edition in English.
Pope Francis: Audiences, Encyclicals, Homilies, Travels, etc.
Pope Benedict XVI: Audiences, Encyclicals, Homilies, Travels, etc.
Pope John Paul II: Audiences, Encyclicals, Homilies, Travels, etc.
Vatican Museums: Online tours.

Catechism of the Catholic Church: from the Vatican web site.

The Code of Canon Law: from the Vatican web site.

Catholic Dioceses World Wide: Compiled by the Church in Norway — in Norwegian
 
Rome

North American College in Rome: this link takes you the the Bishops' Office for U.S. Visitors to the Vatican.
St. Patrick's American Community in Rome: assists pilgrims in Rome.
 
English Speaking Parishes in Europe: A partial directory of English-speaking Catholic parishes located in major European cities.
St. Eugenia Catholic Parish, Stockholm, Sweden. The 6 P.M. Sunday Mass is in English.
John XXIII Parish, Geneva, Switzerland. The English-speaking Roman Catholic Parish of Geneva.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Paris, France. The English-speaking Roman Catholic Parish of Paris.
St. Leonhard's Parish, International English-Speaking Catholic Church, Frankfurt, Germany.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish, International English-Speaking Catholic Church, Madrid, Spain.

Caritas Internationalis a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations

Catholic.Hierarchy.com: Current and historical information about the Catholic Church's bishops and dioceses

Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA), a papal agency serving the churches and peoples of the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India and Eastern Europe

The International Commission on English in the Liturgy: the Commission which prepares English translations of the Latin liturgical books in accord with the directives of the Holy See.

Conferences of Catholic Bishops

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, serving the northern parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
St. Elias Parish Brampton, Ontario, Canada: this Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Eparchy of Toronto has an excellent website; visit their "Survival Tips to Byzantine Church Life"!
The Catholic Church in England and Wales

Custos of the Holy Land, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land administers the Sacred Sites, welcomes pilgrims, and provides a Christian perspective of current events in the Holy Land.

The Church in the USA
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Catholic Dioceses in the United States
Faithful Citizenship, a call to Catholic responsibility
For Your Marriage
Office of Child and Youth Protection
USCCB Store
National Collections
Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service Movie Reviews

Catholic Charities USA

Catholic Relief Services

National Office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith

Mass times and locations throughout the USA

Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Pennsylvania Catholic Conference

Frequently Requested Church Statistics from the Center for Applied Research In the Apostolate (CARA), Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

International
Community
The United Nations

The European Union

Organization of American States

US Government
The White House

The United States Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives

The Supreme Court of the United States

USA.gov — the U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

The U.S. Social Security Administration

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Archdiocese of
Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Parish Listings
Directory of Priests
Safe Environment Program (Required Clearances, etc.)
Office of Catholic Education
Office for Research and Planning
Office for Divine Worship
Office for Life and Family
Marriage Preparation Programs
Office for the New Evangelization
Metropolitan Tribunal - Annulment Questions
Archdiocesan Financial Report
Employment Opportunities in the Archdiocese

Catholic Charities Appeal: This appeal raises the dollars necessary to fund the human service programs of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Catholic Human Services: The Secretariat for Catholic Human Services oversees the Archdiocesan agencies and programs which respond to people's physical, emotional, spiritual and material needs.

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

CatholicPhilly.com, an archdiocesan web site to inform, educate and inspire Catholics of the Philadelphia Archdiocese through news and feature stories on the local, national and international level; updated daily.

Catholic Leadership Institute: "Our potential is God's gift to us. What we do with it is our gift to God."

Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, the connection between Catholic schools and the corporate and foundation communities who wish to support Catholic education.

Diaconate
International Diaconate Centre, a movement for the Permanent Diaconate in the Catholic Church

Secretariat of Clergy, Committee on the Diaconate, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Office for Permanent Deacons, Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Youth
World Youth Day: Lisbon

National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)

National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

Newman Connection -- find Newman Centers on college campuses

National Catholic Committee on Scouting, Boy Scouts of America

Our Local
Churches
Church of St. Andrew, Newtown, PA: our neighboring parish to the northeast.

St. Bede the Venerable Parish, Holland, PA: our neighboring parish to the east.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem Parish, Jamison, PA: our neighbor to the west, and a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

St. Joseph Parish, Warrington, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

St. Martin of Tours Parish, New Hope, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Warminster, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Southampton, PA: our neighboring parish to the south, in the next cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Buckingham, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Doylestown, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

St. Robert Bellarmine, Warrington, PA: a parish in our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

The Addisville Reformed Church, Richboro, PA.

Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church, Richboro, PA.

Congregation Ohev Shalom of Bucks County, Richboro, PA.

Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, Wrightstown, PA.

Ivyland New Church, Ivyland, PA.

North and Southampton Reformed Church, Churchville, PA.

St. John's United Methodist Church Ivyland, PA.

Our Local
Schools

Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster, PA: the archdiocesan high school (grades 9-12) located within our cluster of the Bucks County Vicariate.

Council Rock School District, The district includes the entire area within our parish boundaries.

Grey Nun Academy, Yardley, PA: a private coeducational elementary school (grades pre-K through 8) rooted in the philosophy of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart.

Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, PA: a private Catholic school, grades 9-12, for college-bound young men.

LaSalle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA: a Catholic independent school, grades 9-12, for college-bound young men.

Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown, PA: a private Catholic school, grades 9-12, for college-bound young women.

St. Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA: a private, independent, Catholic school affiliated with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The Prep educates boys in grades 9 to 12.

Villa Joseph Marie High School, Holland, PA: a private Catholic academy for young women grades 9-12.

Villa Victoria Academy, Ewing, NJ: a Catholic, private, independent school owned and operated by the Religious Teachers Filippini. Grades K through 6 are is co-educational; grades 7 through 12 for young women.

Our Local
Community
Northampton Township, Bucks County, PA: our parish boundaries are all within the township.

Bucks County, PA, official site of the county in which the parish lies.

Tyler State Park, extends into the parish boundaries.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, our state's official site.

The Pastor's Brother
Father Bob McLaughlin's Homepage
Other Parish WEB Sites
Holy Family Parish, S. Pasadina, CA: Contains an extensive list of other Catholic sites with editorial comment.

St. Basil the Great Parish, Kimberton, PA: Father Bob McLaughlin was the previous pastor.

St. Francis Church, Dracut, MA: an extensive and impressive parish site.

Church of St. Mary, Schwenksville, PA.

St. Monica Church, Santa Monica, CA.

Vincentian
Links
FamVin — the Worldwide Vincentian Family:
the web site of the many followers of Vincent de Paul, his collaborator Louise de Marillac, and his many followers who serve the poor and the marginalized.

The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Motherhouse
140 rue du Bac, Paris, France

International Confederation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
headquartered in Paris, France.

U.S. Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Vinformation,
online multimedia and downloadable resources about St. Vincent and St. Louise.

St. Vincent de Paul Church:
in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA, this parish, staffed by the Congregation of the Mission, was the first (and only other) parish in our Archdiocese named in honor of St. Vincent de Paul.

Shrines
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, DC

Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul Philadelphia, PA

National Shrine of St. John Neumann, Philadelphia, PA

National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, Philadelphia, PA

Central Association of the Miraculous Medal, Mary's Central Shrine, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Gianna Berretta Molla Shrine, Warminster, PA

Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, PA

National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, MD

Employee &
Volunteer
Background
Checks
Criminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances
Requirements of the Pennsylvania School Code (Act 114)

PA State Police Criminal History Request Form - SP4-164

  • PATCH Application Web Site

Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance

Pennsylvania New Hire Reporting
All Pennsylvania employers are required to report all newly-hired employees.

U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services I-9 Form
Form in "pdf" format which may be viewed and printed with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.

Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate - Form W-4
Form in "pdf" format which may be viewed and printed with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader.

PA Residency Certification Form
Required for Local Earned Income Tax Withholding.

Download
Tax Forms
Internal Revenue Service Forms and Publications

Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Forms

Northampton Township Earned Income Tax (Berkheimer)

Northampton Township Earned Income Tax (Keystone)

Transportation
Philadelphia International Airport Flight Information

Newark Liberty International Airport

SEPTA - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Travel Information

Pennsylvania Turnpike Home Page

New Jersey Turnpike Home Page

Miscellaneous

HTML Validator

National Gallery of Art

Native American Resourses

University of Texas Library On-Line Maps

Bartleby.com Reference Works (Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, etc.)

Applying for a U.S. Passport (The Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs)

Obtaining a Birth Certificate (Pennsylvania Department of Health)

Social Security Online (Official site of the U.S. Social Security Administration)

U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 Lookup

U.S. Postal Service Rate Calculator

U.S. Postal Service Forms

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