Globally speaking, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel's more-or-less traditional lyrics (though there are variations) pretty well summed up pre-Vatican II Catholic understanding of the relationship of the New ...

Informed by their own experiences of Mass in various traditions and inflections ... Looking back to the pre-Vatican II world, there are many other traditions and practices that I would like ...

“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...

Speaking from the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Building in Washington last week, Merrick Garland described criticism ...

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 ...

Then came Vatican II (1962-1965). The council recommended a warm and fervent devotion to Mary ... In many places, Marian devotions (novena services or the rosary) were replaced by an evening Mass (a ...

Telling his fellow bishops not to fear offending him or others with their opinions is a departure from John Paul II who, contrary to the spirit of synodality, reasserted the church’s pre-Vatican II ...

He is outraged that the pope encourages theological discussion and debate, and wants to return to a pre-Vatican II church ...

I was about 10-years-old when the phrase "Vatican II" first came into my consciousness ... elementary school children during Sunday Mass. When I heard the priest say my mother's name, however ...

The Pope is addressing a crowd of roughly half the population of one of the world's most Catholic nations — East Timor.

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