But what exactly is the Confraternity Bible, and why is it making a comeback in digital formats? Let’s explore the history of this translation and where you can find a digital copy for your own study.

Often formally titled the , this text holds a special place in the hearts of mid-20th-century Catholics. It was the primary Catholic Bible in English before the Second Vatican Council, widely used in schools and homes throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

For older generations, this is the Bible of their childhood—the one used in CCD classes and family readings. A digital PDF allows them to reconnect with the specific text they memorized and loved.

Because it was published mid-century, full single-volume "Confraternity Bibles" were never officially finished; most available copies are hybrids of Confraternity and Douay-Rheims texts.