Second Vatican Council

Second Vatican Council
Council Fathers in St. Peter's Basilica
Date11 October 1962 – 8 December 1965
Accepted byCatholic Church
Previous council
First Vatican Council
Convoked byPope John XXIII
President
AttendanceUp to 2,625
TopicsRenewal of Catholic life and discipline; liturgical reform; ecumenism; the Church's relationship with the modern world
Documents and statements
Four constitutions:

Nine decrees:

Three declarations:

Chronological list of ecumenical councils

The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the twenty-first and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. It met in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City from 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965, during the pontificates of Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI.

John XXIII convoked the council as part of a programme of renewal often associated with the term aggiornamento, meaning "bringing up to date". The council addressed the Church's internal life, its relationship with other Christians and non-Christian religions, and its engagement with the modern world.

Vatican II produced sixteen documents: four constitutions, nine decrees, and three declarations. These included Sacrosanctum Concilium on the liturgy, Lumen gentium on the Church, Dei verbum on divine revelation, and Gaudium et spes on the Church in the modern world. The council was followed by reforms of Catholic liturgical practice, ecumenical relations, and the Church's approach to religious freedom.

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