It has been fifty-one years since the Second Vatican Council began. According to the reverend, “this presentation will demonstrate that the Council is rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Like St. Francis of Assisi in the thirteenth century, Pope John ...

The Catholic Church has had a significant interest in the ecumenical movement since the Second Vatican Council of 1961 to 1965. This paper will present the history and analysis of the Catholic Church by examining the important historical topics of the ...

Cardinal Justin Rigali delivers his talk "Pope Paul VI and the Implementation of the Second Vatican Council: A Personal Perspective" April 29 as part of an ongoing St. John's Seminary lecture series. Pilot photo/ Christopher S. Pineo. Posted: 5/3/2013 ...

The Second Vatican Council, also known as Vatican II, opened in 1962 under Pope John XXIII and closed in 1965 under Pope Paul VI. Future Popes John Paul I, John Paul II and Benedict XVI were also present throughout the council and participated in its ...

Exhibit: “The Second Vatican Council: Looking Back After Fifty Years,” on display throughout 2013 at St. Meinrad Archabbey Library Gallery, St. Meinrad, Ind. An exhibit of recently completed ceramic works by Brother Martin Erspamer, through June 8.

Pope Paul VI guided the Second Vatican Council to produce “a number of truly excellent documents and realignments of Church life in conformity with the Scriptures and the soundest tradition”, the Archbishop of Sydney, George Cardinal Pell, said at the ...

The target is The Society of Pius X (SSPX), an ultra-traditionalist group founded in 1970 out of opposition to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). The plotters intend to make a major step towards their takeover at a conference on the weekend of 1 and ...

D.J. Grothe, a skeptic and president of James Randi Education Foundation, said the pope's message was reminiscent of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and described it as "refreshing." He said: "I don't see that disdain for nonbelief that was so ...