In a letter to the editor published Oct. 21, Father Gerald J. Bednar wrote that the Vatican “suppressed this practice... Read more
“The central insight of Vatican II is that we are all enjoying equal dignity as Christians by our baptism,” Canadian... Read more
“Certainly we cannot ignore the world, and that’s why it’s a mistake to entrench ourselves in the past,” Cardinal Agostino... Read more
Tradition “was a major point of discussion at the Second Vatican Council,” Father Ormond Rush said Monday. Read more
Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St.... Read more
Archbishop George Leo Thomas will receive the pallium from the pope at a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday,... Read more
The 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council is not the only notable anniversary currently being celebrated... Read more
The letter provides fresh observations from one of the few remaining theologians to have personally participated in Vatican II, which... Read more
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the relator general of the Synod on Synodality, has said that he is convinced that the Second... Read more
Sixty years ago this month, Vatican II brought together bishops, Catholic leaders, and even non-Catholic observers to reflect on the... Read more
Out of the thousands of chairs used during the ecumenical council, 24 seats can still be found today in a... Read more
Few remember today, 60 years after Vatican II, that one of the outcomes of that monumental event was the Council... Read more
The pope convened Vatican II with the aim of responding to the challenges of the day and finding new ways... Read more
The pope's Mass Tuesday marked the 60th anniversary of the day the Second Vatican Council was opened by St. John... Read more
Oct. 11 marks the 60th anniversary of a monumental event in the history of the Catholic Church: the gathering in... Read more
Monsignor Hilary Franco was just a young priest when he called the office of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen to ask... Read more
‘Restorationism has come to gag the Council,’ the pope said. Read more
He made the remark in a new book preface. Read more
Amid recent contention over Vatican II, a theologian told CNA that ecumenical councils have a history of provoking conflict, but... Read more
Neither Pope Francis nor the Vatican have said a word about Viganò or his growing pile of missives. Why? Read more