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Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church (http://www.fiu.edu/%7Emirandas/cardinals.htm)
This site provides much information about Roman Catholic cardinals, including brief biographies of many cardinals from 1623 to the present, photographs, and links to many related websites. In English with some data in Spanish.

Congregation for the Clergy (http://www.clerus.org/index%5Feng.html)
Website of the Vatican body charged with supervising the clergy, with pages devoted to this body's history and mission. Much statistical information about the Roman Catholic Church's clergy is also provided. In English.

Governments on the WWW: Vatican (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/va.html)
Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Vatican.

Holy See (Vatican City) Government (http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/holy%5Fsee%5F/holy%5Fsee%5F%5Fgovernment.html)
This site provides some basic information about the Vatican's governmental system. In English.

Holy See Press Office: The College of Cardinals
(http://www.vatican.va/news%5Fservices/press/documentazione/documents/
cardinali%5Findex%5Fen.html)
Official Vatican Site with much information about the College of Cardinals, including biographies of individual cardinals. In English and other languages.

Roman Curia (http://www.vatican.va/roman%5Fcuria/index.htm)
Official Vatican site dealing with the departments of the Roman Curia, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church. Departments covered include the Secretariat of State, the tribunals, the Pontifical councils, the Synod of Bishops, The Labour Office of the Apostolic See, and the Swiss Guard. In English.

Vatican City (Holy See) (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108136.html)
Another site with basic information. In English.

World Statesmen: Europe: Vatican City (The Holy See) (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Vatican.html)
Useful site with basic information and texts of important international and internal documents relating to the Vatican, lists of top officials, budget figures, and a detailed map. In English.

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