Last week, Pope Leo XIV gave two talks, one at a weekly general audience and the other to cardinals, that focused on the Second Vatican Council. His words need to take root in the words and deeds of ...

Pope Leo XIV delivers catechesis during his General Audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen Speaking at his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV ...

Wednesday's talk was part of a longer series on the documents of Vatican II which the Pope began earlier this month.

Leo XIV — the first pope from the U.S., the first born after World War II and the first canon lawyer in a long time — can lead the Catholic Church to a rediscovery of Vatican II through its texts, ...

When the Second Vatican Council formally ended on Dec. 8, 1965, theologians and scholars immediately undertook a new (and ongoing) task: interpreting the council and providing the faithful with the ...