When Pope St. John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council on Oct. 11, 1962, he expressed a confident trust that, “in the light of this Council,” the Church would gain in spiritual riches ...

In a public session held Oct. 28, 1965, during the closing months of the Second Vatican Council, Pope St. Paul VI solemnly approved Christus Dominus, the decree “On the Pastoral Office of ...

From the Great Papal Schism and the Reformation to Vatican Council II and its significance in history, this course explores the events, people, and themes that shaped the Church from the 1300s to the ...

Grech said the new phase’s goal “is to ensure that implementation does not happen in isolation, as if each diocese or eparchy ...

Historic images of the meeting of the Second Vatican Council. Four turnovers and a porous run defense were too much to overcome, as Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders lost 55-23 to the ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

A historic Vatican II altar that had been dismantled at the ... to accommodate the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty celebrated Mass at ...