Vatican II
The worldview of Vatican II
December 6, 2022
DERMOT ROANTREE :: The Second Vatican Council articulated an expansive worldview that drew on the deepest traditions of the Church.
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Christians urged to unite
January 18, 2022
Jesuits and collegues have been asked to take part in the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins on Tuesday 18 January.
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‘Holier than thou’
June 29, 2021
Michael McGuckian SJ explains the intriguing and untold story of the row during Vatican II about who is holier than who in Church teaching
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Offering hope in dark times
December 21, 2020
Reform in the Catholic Church is the theme of Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ's latest article. There are difficulties to be faced but he is still hopeful
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John Courtney Murray
September 10, 2019
John Courtney Murray, author of arguably the most controversial document to arise from Vatican II, Dignitatis Humanae, was vital in articulating the Church’s defence of the right of everyone to...
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Pedro Arrupe’s path to sainthood
February 4, 2019
The first step in the canonisation process of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ will be broadcast live from Rome on Tuesday 5 February
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Augustin Bea
May 24, 2017
Augustin Bea was confessor to Pope Pius XII and he was a key figure behind the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions.
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Karl Rahner
March 6, 2017
Karl Rahner was theological advisor at the Second Vatican Council. His role in shaping the modern church before, during and after the Council was immense.
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Henri de Lubac
February 20, 2017
The French Jesuit Henri de Lubac was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century.
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A man of ‘creative fidelity’
December 1, 2016
Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ will be remembered for his firm but creative leadership that saw the Jesuit Order through a difficult period in its recent history, says Gerry O'Hanlon
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