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

“Converts” begins in the 1890s and ends with the Second Vatican Council in the early ’60s, when marquee conversions almost stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This came after reforms that followed the Second Vatican Council, which brought the 2,000-year-old church into the modern era.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

“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

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

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez