“The best preparation for the new millennium,” the late Pope John Paul II wrote in his ... major ecclesiological themes or principles proclaimed at the Second Vatican Council.

What was true of the pre-Vatican II bishops was also true of the pre-Vatican ... McBrien's columns will explore the major ecclesiological themes or principles proclaimed at the Second Vatican ...

O'Malley says a theme of the documents was reconciliation ... Pope Benedict, for one, is careful to emphasize that Vatican II was not a condemnation of the pre-council church.

If you checked the liturgical calendar prior to the Second Vatican Council ... homophobia and prejudice. Other themes for prayer include the tragedy of abortion and the tragedy of circumstances ...

WASHINGTON — Critics have accused the Second Vatican Council of many things, but Cardinal William Levada says one criticism in particular lacks any credibility — the claim that Vatican II was ...

That reference to “the saints and the beautiful” helps us understand another reason why Vatican II was necessary. The Church’s pre-conciliar proclamation and apologetics were strong on logic.

Pope Francis’ letter explaining why he was restricting the use of the pre-Vatican II Mass “fearlessly hits the nail on the head: the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass) movement has hijacked the ...

The pope last year removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, a rite that was all but swept away by Vatican II. But Monsignor Guido Marini told Vatican radio that Benedict only wants ...

pre-Vatican II Latin Mass. "Ratzinger and his peers spiritually live in the Middle Ages," Kueng told n-tv. A similar complaint was made recently by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, one of the last ...

In pre-Vatican II days, Kupetz said, “the only time a woman could be on the altar was during her wedding.” “It wasn’t so much about compassion and forgiveness,” Mary Beth Zelinsky of ...

In those pre-Vatican II days, the novitiate was what sociologists call a “total institution,” completely isolated from the rest of the world, with no access to newspapers, radio or television.

O'Malley says a theme of the documents was reconciliation ... Pope Benedict, for one, is careful to emphasize that Vatican II was not a condemnation of the pre-council church. "He wants to see Vatican ...