Vatican Council
Americannoun
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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
But Father Flynn, following the spirit of the recent Second Vatican Council, and presumably his own inclinations, does not lead with fear.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Ever since the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church, popes have summoned the world’s bishops to Rome for a few weeks at a time to debate particular topics.
From Seattle 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
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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