Dr Rowan Williams and Patriarch Bartholomew to attend Mass marking 50th anniversary of council
Topic: Second Vatican Council
As the Church prepares for the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, I ask: what did Pope John hope for?; also, ‘what unites Hans Küng and Daphne McLeod’?
Posted on Wednesday, 5 September 2012
The answer makes gloomy reading
The signs of decay in the Church were evident well before Vatican II
Posted on Friday, 31 August 2012
The Church was just not ready to face the changes the 1960s threw at it
Vatican II did not downplay Eucharistic Adoration, says Pope
Posted on Friday, 8 June 2012
Benedict XVI celebrates Corpus Christi Mass in Rome
What makes us Catholics?
Posted on Monday, 16 April 2012
Prayer, love and forgiveness are not enough in themselves
Dissent will not renew the Church, Pope says at Chrism Mass
Posted on Thursday, 5 April 2012
Benedict XVI criticises Austrian priests’ campaign to relax Church discipline
Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/01/12
Posted on Thursday, 26 January 2012
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
New evangelisation is hindered by Christian disunity, says Pope
Posted on Thursday, 19 January 2012
Pope reflects on Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at general audience
Debate: Should we be celebrating the Second Vatican Council?
Or should we be urgently seeking to fix the damage it did to the Church?