Catholics use a version of the Bible known as the Catholic Bible, which includes 73 books: 46 in the Old Testament (including 7 deuterocanonical books not found in Protestant Bibles) and 27 in the New Testament

. The Catholic Bible is based on the Latin Vulgate and is officially represented by the Nova Vulgata version, which is the current official text of the Catholic Church

. In English, Catholics commonly use several approved translations, including:

• The New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE), which is used for readings at Mass in the USA

• The Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSV-CE), favored for its accuracy and scholarly approach

• The Jerusalem Bible (JB) and its revision, the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), known for readability and good footnotes

• The New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE), which includes all 73 books and is approved by Catholic bishops in the US and Canada

These versions include the deuterocanonical books recognized by the Catholic Church but not typically found in Protestant Bibles, which have 66 books

. In summary, Catholics use a 73-book Bible canon, with popular English translations being the NABRE, RSV-CE, Jerusalem Bible, and NRSV-CE, all approved for Catholic use and including the full Catholic canon