Tag: Second Vatican Council
Vatican to beatify Pope Paul VI in October
The Vatican has recognised a supposed miracle attributed to Paul VI and will beatify the late Italian Pope in October, which would leave him one step from sainthood, a Vatican source says. Paul VI reigned between 1963 and 1978 and presided over key reforms from the Second Vatican Council, as well as surviving an assassination… Read More ›
Profound spiritual life of St. John XXIII credited for Vatican II
Vatican City, Apr 25, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The great-nephew of Blessed John XXIII revealed the pontiff’s Church vision in calling for the Second Vatican Council, noting the great continuity between his ideas and the pontificate of John Paul II.“John XXIII does not avoid confrontation with the world of his time, although perhaps… Read More ›
Anglican archbishop suggests contemplation for reaching post-Christian world
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2012 / 02:02 am (CNA).- Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams addressed the synod of Catholic bishops on the New Evangelization about the importance of contemplation for reaching people in a post-Christian world. “To be contemplative as Christ is contemplative is to be open to all the fullness that the Father… Read More ›
Pope opens Year of Faith, calls for return to Vatican II’s documents
Vatican City, Oct 11, 2012 / 09:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI opened the Year of Faith in Rome with a call for a new evangelization rooted in an authentic interpretation of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. “I have often insisted on the need to return, as it were, to the ‘letter’… Read More ›
Vatican II a ‘moment of grace’ in Church history
Vatican City, Oct 10, 2012 / 10:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Benedict XVI described it as a “moment of grace” in the recent history of the Church. “The Second Vatican Council is a strong call for us to rediscover the beauty of… Read More ›