Vatican Council

American  

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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Example Sentences

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

Critics saw his papacy as a concerted drive to turn back the clock on reforms of the 1962-1965 Second Vatican Council, which modernised the Church in sometimes turbulent ways.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022

Pope Francis has been cracking down on the unregulated explosion of such communities that blossomed after the Second Vatican Council and found favor under St. John Paul II.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2022

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

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez