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TH 306: Communication & Catholic Thought

Jennings Library Citation Guide

You can find tons of helpful resources on our full MLA Citation Guide, such as links, examples of frequently cited sources, sample papers, and  citation management tools and generators!

Specific Examples

YouTube videos & films

In-text citation: Include the title (or a shortened version of it) and the time stamp.

(“St. Faustina” 00:02:34 - 8)

Works cited: 

“St. Faustina: Prophet of Mercy.” YouTube, uploaded by Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 14 July 2016, https://youtu.be/PLEN7gZ67F0.

Published interviews: print & broadcast

See MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources from the Purdue OWL for more info

Works cited: List the interview by the full name of the interviewee. If the name of the interview is part of a larger work like a book, a television program, or a film series, place the title of the interview in quotation marks and place the title of the larger work in italics. If the interview appears as an independent title, italicize it. For books, include the author or editor name after the book title.

Amis, Kingsley. “Mimic and Moralist.” Interviews with Britain’s Angry Young Men, By Dale Salwak, Borgo P, 1984.

Published interviews: online only

See MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources from the Purdue OWL for more info

Works cited: List the interview by the name of the interviewee. If the interview has a title, place it in quotation marks. Cite the remainder of the entry as you would for a website. 

Zinkievich, Craig. Interview by Gareth Von Kallenbach. Skewed & Reviewed, 27 Apr. 2009, www.arcgames.com/en/games/star-trek-online/news/detail/1056940-skewed-%2526-reviewed-interviews-craig. Accessed 15 May 2009. 

World Communications Day messages

See MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) from the Purdue OWL for more info

In-text citation: Include the name of the pope followed by WCD. Only include the year if you have more than one WCD message from the same pope.

(Francis WCD)

Works Cited: Cite like you would for a regular website. Include the pope's name as the author, put the title of the WCD message in quotation marks, and put The Holy See as the title of the website in italics. Include the date that the WCD message was published, followed by the URL.

Francis. “Message Of His Holiness Pope Francis For The 58th World Day Of Social Communications. Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication.” The Holy See, 24 Jan. 2024, https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/20240124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html

Papal encyclicals: online

See How to Cite an Encyclical Letter from the MLA Style Center for more info 

Works cited: If using the version published on the Vatican’s website, begin with the name of the pope who wrote the letter, followed by the title of the letter specified on the website. List the The Holy See as the title, followed by the publication date and URL.

John Paul II. “Fides et Ratio.” The Holy See, 14 Sept. 1998, w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html.

Papal encyclicals: print

See How to Cite an Encyclical Letter from the MLA Style Center for more info

Works cited: If you are consulting a book, list all the core elements that apply to the published version in your Works Cited entry (author, title, publisher, date).

John Paul II. Encyclical Letter “Fides et Ratio” (Faith and Reason): Of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II, to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Relationship between Faith and Reason. St. Paul’s Press, 1998.

Citing the Bible

In-text citation: The first time you cite, include the version of the Bible you’re using, followed by the book, chapter and verse. If subsequent references use the same version of the Bible, list only the book, chapter, and verse.

(New Jerusalem Bible, Ezek. 1.5-10)

Works cited: Italicize “The Bible” and follow it with the version you are using.

The Bible. Authorized King James Version, Oxford UP, 1998.