How do I explain the number of books a Catholic Bible has?

[tilagarza]

Why does a Catholic Bible have more books than other bibles?
and
How can I explain this to non-Catholics?

Thank you and hope to hear from someone soon.
God Bless!

 

[Reginald_Plum]

tila,

These links should be helpful for explaining the Church’s continued inclusion of the deuterocanonical books (sometimes referred to by Protestants as the Apocrypha) in the Bible. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please contact Catholic Answers directly.

Recommended Reading:
The Old Testament Canon
How to prove deuterocanonical books are inspired?
Did Catholics add books to the Bible?
Original books of bible