No.  The majority of the Apocrypha consists of works written during the inter-testament period (ca. 150-100 BC, with the exception of II Esdras and Baruch which were written in AD 100-150) and by men who were not inspired to write God’s Word.  A man named Jerome first applied the word apocrypha to these books in the 4th century.  The name means hidden or concealed.  The Catholic Church did include the books of the Apocrypha in with the Bible, but they really do not belong there.  Four things need to be noted about these books:  They are inaccurate, they teach doctrines different from those taught in Scripture (II John 9-11 teaches against accepting any such thing), they are largely fantastic stories (although there is also some good history included), and they do not have the same style found in the poetic books of the Old Testament (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, and the Song of Solomon).
    Let me just point out an error contained in these books, if you would like information on the other points feel free to contact us via phone, fax, or e-mail (by the way the web site is now up and running).  In Tobit 12:9 one reads, “For alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin . . .”  This is obviously a result of the influence of the Jewish sect the Pharisees.  It also would later show up in Catholicism.  There is NO WAY that one can buy remission of sins.  Remission of sins comes only when one is covered by the blood of Christ.  In the Old Testament this was afforded by offering animal sacrifices, not by buying ones way out of sin.
    Also, as space will not allow more discussion of errors, let me state that no where in the New Testament are any of these books quoted, whereas each of the books of the Old Testament are quoted in some way in the New Testament, showing their special relationship with the New Testament as coming from the same source:  God.