Vatican Council

American  

noun

1. the ecumenical council, convoked in Rome, 1869–70, by Pope Pius IX, that declared the dogma of papal infallibility.

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Example Sentences

The Second Vatican Council, which concluded 60 years ago Dec. 8, was made to order for the lavish photojournalism of Life magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

This came after reforms that followed the Second Vatican Council, which brought the 2,000-year-old church into the modern era.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

Ratzinger became a priest in 1951 and gained attention as a liberal theological adviser at the Second Vatican Council, which opened in 1962 and led to a profound reform of the Church.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022

Pope Francis has been cracking down on the unregulated explosion of such communities that blossomed after the Second Vatican Council and found favor under St. John Paul II.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2022

I was a senior at Stanford during the last year of the Vatican Council.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez