Second Vatican Council
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The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the twenty-first and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. It met in St.
Council Fathers from various sui juris churches in St. Peter's Square
Before a papal Mass at the council in St. Peter's Basilica.
Council Fathers at the council.
Council Fathers in Vestments.
Pope Paul VI
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Pope Paul VI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he
Second Vatican Council
…Catholic Church. It met in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City from 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965, during the pontificates of Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. John XXIII convoked the council as part of a programme of renewal often associated with the term aggiornamento, meaning "bringing up to date". The…
Official portrait, 1969
Papa Paolo VI
Montini on the day of his ordination, 1920
Montini alongside Pope Pius XII during his service at the Secretariat of State