Pope Francis did not attend Vatican II, but from the beginning of his pontificate, he set out with determination to continue its implementation.
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Bishop Barron fears that Catholicism has been ‘dumbed down.’ But has it also been opened up?
Bishop Barron may be correct that the church has become intellectually weaker, but the way to truth is to continue inviting the voices of those who have been marginalized in the past.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Hollerich: ‘The Synod is not Vatican III’
“The Second Vatican Council has given all the elements; there is no new element given by us. Everything which is there is in the council,” Cardinal Hollerich shared in the second part of this exclusive interview.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Vatican II’s secret priest-journalist: The story of Xavier Rynne
Much of the story of the Second Vatican Council was first told to Americans by Xavier Rynne in The New Yorker. But who was Rynne?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Vatican II: Rupture or reform?
George Weigel’s new book, ‘To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II,’ is a defense of the council against those who think it created a rupture with tradition (for better or for worse).
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
From 1991: Avery Dulles on Henri de Lubac
After the death of Henri de Lubac, S.J., on Sept. 4, 1991, Avery Dulles, S.J. penned a long tribute to the theologian, a major influence on Vatican II and later theological developments.
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Henri de Lubac, the Bruce Springsteen of Catholic theology
Henri de Lubac, S.J., had a long career filled with many twists and turns—but he is recognized today as one of the giants of 20th-century Catholic theology.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Like Vatican II, the synod is a dynamic example of the church in history
In a way, maybe we are living all together as baptized Christians in the synodal process in the same way that the council fathers at Vatican II experienced collegiality in their role as bishops.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Cardinal Cupich: Critics of Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions should listen to JPII
Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis takes seriously that the restoration of the liturgy was the result of the movement of the Holy Spirit.
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When Pope Benedict debated theology with Cardinal Kasper in America magazine
Long before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote an essay for America on the universal church.