Tag: First Vatican Council
Vatican I anniversary points to Vatican II connection
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,...
Vatican I brought us the doctrine of papal infallibility
The 150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council will fall on Dec. 8, 2019. Most people know little about Vatican I...
Vatican I’s 150th anniversary: Understanding the council yesterday and today
Dec. 8, 2019, will mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council. On Dec. 8, 1869, more than 700 bishops...
Blessed Pius IX, “Pio Nono,” pope of the First Vatican Council
An eminent passenger departed at night from Rome's Quirinal Palace Nov. 24, 1848, unrecognizable as his carriage proceeded. He resembled any mid-19th-century Italian country...