From Leo XIII to John Paul II.

About the Secretariat of State, Congregations, Tribunals, Pontifical Coucils, Synod of Bishops, Offices, Pontifical Commissions, Swiss Guard, Institutions Connected with the Holy See, Labour Office of the Apostolic See, and Pontifical Academies.

Compendium of factual information.

Weekly edition in English.

Bulletin, Synodus Episcoporum, Vatican Information Service and logistical information. [Internet Explorer is needed to visualize correctly the information contained in these areas]

US Library of Congress exhibit presenting the Vatican Library`s most precious manuscripts, books, and maps. Presents the untold story of the Vatican Library as the intellectual driving force behind the emergence of Rome as a political and scholarly

Links to Vatican`s institutions and country guides.

Flags and general information.

Collections and documents. Online Public Access Catalog of the Vatican Library.

Official Vatican homepage. Presents news services, information on the history of the Catholic Church and departments of the Roman Curia, as well as Church documents and virtual tours of the Vatican museums.

Ancient astronomical research institution. Includes history, profiles of personnel, details of telescopes, and a streaming video on the relation of science and religion.

Five day forecasts and reports.

Archive of encyclicals and other papal documents. Fairly complete from Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) to the present; some documents from earlier popes, as far back as Honorius III in 1227.