The church is a mystery, or sacrament, and not primarily a means of salvation. The church is the whole People of God, not just the hierarchy. The whole People...
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1. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium): The church is a mystery, or sacrament, the whole People of God, in whose service the hierarchy is...
1959 January 25 – After celebrating a Mass for Christian unity, Pope John XXIII announces his intention to call the 21st ecumenical councilor of the...
The Second Vatican Council, which opened on October 11, 1962 and concluded on December 8, 1965, was the central event of Catholic life in the 20th century...
Imagine a television commercial for Vatican II: Hundreds of bishops are gathered in a local beer joint. One prelate lifts his frothy stein in a toast...
In our December 2005 issue, Paul Boudreau reflected on the 40th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary...
The Good Samaritan points the way to a humbler, holier church. We need more humility in the church today. It is a sad truth that these days we live in a...
More than 2,000 website visitors to USCatholic.org offered their take on the Second Vatican Council for our October Reader Survey. Although we don’t...
Vatican II still looks “fabulous at 50” to U.S. Catholic readers, who say the golden years are no time to retire its reforms. Web exclusive: Readers sound off...
By Richard Gaillardetz & Catherine Clifford (Liturgical Press, 2012) October 11 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council...
