What are the Catholic versions of the Bible?

Answer 1

The Catholic Bible is a Holy Book that explains God's creation of the World and God's Rules for us. In the New Testamet, It explains Jesus' birth, dying (known as the Passion or Crucifixion), and Resurrection. If you want to know more, READ IT!

Answer 2

The "New Jerusalem Bible" is the latest and most readable of modern Catholic bibles.

Using up to date English doesn't mean that the contents have changed. One must remember that The Bible came from the Catholic church in the 4th century and is the true canonical bible, unlike some protestant "versions" which have been greatly altered both in content and meaning since the 1500's.

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There are many versions of the Bible used by the Catholic Church, you need to check inside, usually behind the title page for an Imprimatur, and a Nihil Obstat. These are guarantees from the Church that the Bible you have in your hands contains all the books and has been compared to the originals. They also guarantee that a censor has read the Bible, and the notes and that he has found nothing contrary to the faith. The best translation available in English in 2012 is the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. This is the text that the Vatican has used for the English translation of the Catechism, and is highly recommended. The Bishops in the United States use the New American translation for the Lectionary and that Bible is also good. The New Jerusalem Bible is based on another translation model which has fallen out of favor and is no longer used much, although its notes are excellent. One of the best New Testaments out there is the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible which used the RSV, CE mentioned above.