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Vatican Council

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noun

  1. the ecumenical council, convoked in Rome, 1869–70, by Pope Pius IX, that declared the dogma of papal infallibility.


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The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, was made to order for the lavish photojournalism of Life magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

“Particularly since the Second Vatican Council, and theologically, the ground for keeping governance united to ordination is getting shakier.”

From Washington Times Apr. 26, 2023

Ratzinger became a priest in 1951 and gained attention as a liberal theological adviser at the Second Vatican Council, which opened in 1962 and led to a profound reform of the Church.

From Reuters Dec. 31, 2022

Elections took place in Lesotho, Nobel Prizes were awarded and Italy elected its president of the Senate, while Pope Francis commemorated the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2022

I was a senior at Stanford during the last year of the Vatican Council.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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