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Getting to the Bottom of Liturgical Reform

Rome Conference to Gather Experts, Serve as Tribute to Benedict XVI

Rome, April 11, 2013 (Zenit.org) Edward Pentin | 4197 hits

A major international conference on the liturgy will take place June 25-28 in Rome in which a large number of highly distinguished and world-renowned speakers will discuss liturgical …

"But it was as if there were two parallel liturgies: the priest with the altar-servers, who celebrated Mass according to the Missal, and the laity, who prayed during Mass using their own prayer books"

Vatican City, February 20, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 2846 hits

Here is the second part of a Vatican translation of the reflection Benedict XVI gave last Thursday, Feb. 14, when he met with the clergy of Rome. The Holy Father delivered the reflection …

"So off we went to the Council not just with joy but with enthusiasm"

Vatican City, February 19, 2013 (Zenit.org) | 3827 hits

Here is a first part of a Vatican translation of the reflection Benedict XVI gave last Thursday when he met with the clergy of Rome. The Holy Father delivered the reflection extemporaneously, …

Pontiff Meets with Clergy of Rome in Paul VI Hall

Vatican City, February 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) Junno Arocho Esteves | 2901 hits

Pope Benedict XVI met with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome in the Vatican this morning. After a long applause by those in attendance, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the cardinal vicar of Rome, …

"It Was a Moment of Extraordinary Expectation"

October 12, 2012 | 1635 hits

Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI's experience of the Second Vatican Council, published in yesterday's edition of the "L'Osservatore Romano." * * * It was a splendid day on 11 October 1962 …

The Post-Conciliar Church's Role in the Salvation of Souls is Crucial

October 11, 2012 | 3362 hits

By Edward Pentin This month is filled with significant anniversaries for the Church: not only does today mark 50 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council, but another highly …

"We Join in the Hope that the Barrier Dividing the Eastern Church and the Western Church Will be Removed"

October 11, 2012 | 1545 hits

Here is the translation of the greeting given by His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, at the Opening Mass of the Year of Faith and on the occasion of the …

"Through Christ, God is the Principal Subject of Evangelization in the World"

October 11, 2012 | 4965 hits

Here is the translation of the Holy Father's homily given , at the Opening Mass of the Year of Faith and on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. The mass was …

"An Event of Light That Shines Forth Even Until Today"

October 10, 2012 | 3802 hits

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today in St. Peter’s Square. On this Eve of the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, the Holy Father dedicated his reflection to the …

Newspaper Commemorates Fiftieth Anniversary of Council with Special Edition Booklet

October 10, 2012 | 1783 hits

The Vatican publication, "L'Osservatore Romano" will publish a special booklet to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. The booklet will narrate the events of the …

Archbishop Fisichella Speaks on Evangelization and the Council

October 09, 2012 | 1890 hits

By Ann Schneible It is no accident that the opening of the Year of Faith coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Archbishop Rino Fisichella told the …

Congregation Center Was Site of Historic Second Vatican Council Meeting

July 06, 2012 | 1713 hits

On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the House of the Verbites in Nemi, a village near Castelgandolfo, according to a communique issued today by the Prefecture of the Pontifical Household. …

"We Must Stop Speaking of the 'Pre-Vatican II' and 'Post-Vatican II' Church"

October 19, 2009 | 3179 hits

Here is an excerpt of a pastoral letter by Bishop R. Walker Nickless of Sioux City. The letter, "Ecclesia Semper Reformanda" (The Church is Always in Need of Renewal), was published last …

Says Benedict XVI Favors Hermeneutic of Continuity

January 30, 2009 | 2063 hits

The idea that the Second Vatican Council was a point of rupture between the pre- and post-conciliar Church is "absurd," says Benedict XVI's secretary of state. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said …

January 27, 2009 | 1490 hits

As part of the anniversary celebrations marking 50 years since the convocation of the Second Vatican Council, a new DVD is available detailing the history of the event. The Vatican Television …