The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council

Vatican II

Opened Under Pope John XXIII in 1962
Closed by Pope Paul VI in 1965

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VATICAN COUNCIL, THE SECOND
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THIS COUNCIL
INTRODUCTION
PREPARATION FOR THE COUNCIL
THE COUNCIL OPENS
THE COUNCIL AND THE LITURGY
THE ALTAR
THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
THE SACRAMENTS AND SACRAMENTALS
CONCELEBRATION OF MASS
DIVINE OFFICE
THE LITURGICAL YEAR
SACRED MUSIC
SACRED ART
CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH
DECREE ON THE EASTERN CHURCHES
DECREE ON ECUMENISM
OTHER PROBLEMS
THE FINAL SESSION
 

VATICAN COUNCIL, THE SECOND

MATTERS OF CONCERN FOR THE CATHOLIC STUDENT
POPE JOHN XXIII's OPENING ADDRESS
DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH - LUMEN GENTIUM
DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON DIVINE REVELATION - (DEI VERBUM)
CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY - SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM
PASTORAL CONSTITUTION: ON THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD - GAUDIUM ET SPES
ADAPTATION AND RENEWAL OF RELIGIOUS LIFE - PERFECTAE CARITATIS
DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - DIGNITATIS HUMANAE
GUIDE-LINES ON RELIGIOUS RELATIONS WITH THE JEWS
DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION - GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS
DECREE ON PRIESTLY TRAINING - OPTATAM TOTIUS
DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF LAY PEOPLE - APOSTOLICAM ACTUOSITATEM
DECREE ON THE PASTORAL OFFICE OF BISHOPS IN THE CHURCH - CHRISTUS DOMINUS
DECREE ON ECUMENISM - UNITATIS REDINTEGRATIO
DECREE ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF THE EASTERN RITE - ORIENTALIUM ECCLESIARUM
DECREE ON THE MISSION ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH - AD GENTES
DECREE ON THE MEANS OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION - INTER MIRIFICA
APOSTOLIC BRIEF - IN SPIRITU SANCTO
CLOSING MESSAGES OF COUNCIL
CLOSING SPEECH - POPE PAUL VI
 

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