Open the doors and windows of the Church: 60 years since Vatican II

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Julian Paparella

October 11, 2022 marks 60 years since the start of the Second Vatican Council. So what was Vatican II and why does it matter today? Vatican II was the biggest Church event in the 20th century, bringing together all the bishops of the Catholic Church – 2,625 of them! – with the pope and many […]

Know the Scriptures, know Christ

Friday, September 19, 2014

Sebastian Gomes

At Salt and Light, we make a concerted effort to keep alive the memory of the Second Vatican Council. It’s not, as some might think, because we appreciate history. It’s because we look to the future. Those Catholics who are familiar with the history and context of Vatican II and with the sixteen official documents […]

CCCB welcomes Pope’s post-synod message on Word of God

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Kris Dmytrenko

Two years ago, the bishops of the world drafted a list of 55 recommendations about the Word of God. Pope Benedict XVI has now issued his long-awaited response: Verbum Domini (“The Word of the Lord”). The Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation represents the final outcome of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, which convened […]