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Second Vatican Council

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Also known as Concilium Vaticanum Secundum, Vatican II, 2nd Vatican Council, Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, Second Vatican Ecumenical Council

Roman Catholic council, met 1962 to 1965

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The Second Vatican Council was a major meeting of Roman Catholic Church leaders held from 1962 to 1965 where the Church made significant decisions about its practices and teachings. It matters because it led to substantial changes in how the Catholic Church operates and relates to the modern world.

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The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council met each autumn from 1962 to 1965 in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for sessions of 8 and 12 weeks.

Pope John XXIII convened the council because he felt the Church needed "updating" (Italian: aggiornamento). He believed that to better connect with people in an increasingly secularized world, some of the Church's practices needed to be improved and presented in a more understandable and relevant way.

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