Tag: Vatican II

This October was the 60th anniversary of the first session of the Second Vatican Council, a landmark event in the Catholic Church. Yet the...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. I've found myself rereading the council documents, since they are...

Since most Catholics alive today have no lived memory of the Second Vatican Council, it remains surprising that it is -- at least for...

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. — The spirit of the Second Vatican Council that called for renewal of church life and wider church engagement with the...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis gave the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines a glimpse into how he makes decisions, background on one of his...

WASHINGTON -- At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis' letter explaining why he was restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Mass "fearlessly hits the nail on the...

VATICAN CITY -- Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has restored limits on the...

Doesn't every ecumenical council of the church, drawing bishops together from around the world, begin and conclude on definite dates? Yes, but no. When,...

Dec. 8, 2019, will mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council. On Dec. 8, 1869, more than 700 bishops...