Vatican II
Proper noun The Second Vatican Council, a major ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church convened by Pope John XXIII and continued by Pope Paul VI, held from 1962 to 1965. It is renowned for modernizing church practices, promoting ecumenical dialogue, and redefining the Church's relationship with the modern world.
"Vatican II" is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this historical council, its documents, and its resulting reforms. It is often contrasted with pre-conciliar traditions. * The liturgical changes following Vatican II included allowing the Mass to be celebrated in local languages. * Many theologians study the documents of Vatican II to understand contemporary Catholic doctrine. * The spirit of Vatican II emphasized greater participation of the laity in the Church.
- Pre-Vatican II / Post-Vatican II: These adjectival phrases describe practices, theology, or attitudes characteristic of the time before or after the council.
- The pre-Vatican II Latin Mass is still celebrated in some parishes.
- The architecture of post-Vatican II churches often reflects a new emphasis on congregational participation.
- Second Vatican Council: The formal, full name of the council.
- Vatican Council II: A less common variant of the full name.
- Conciliar: (Adjective) Relating to or originating from an ecclesiastical council, especially Vatican II.
- The conciliar documents sparked renewed theological debate.
- Aggiornamento: (Noun) An Italian word meaning "updating," famously used by Pope John XXIII to describe the opening purpose of Vatican II.
- The Second Vatican Council (formal synonym)
- Ecumenism: The principle of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches, a key theme acknowledged and advanced by Vatican II.
- Sacrosanctum Concilium: The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, one of the principal documents of Vatican II that authorized the reform of the Mass.
- Lumen Gentium: The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, a key Vatican II document that defined the nature of the Church.
- Nostra Aetate: The Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions, a groundbreaking Vatican II document that transformed Catholic-Jewish relations.
- the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms