Ecumenical Mass Proposed
Why shouldn’t the greatest ecumenical council in the Church’s history create a new rite—an ecumenical or world Mass—to which Catholics could invite their Protestant brothers who retain a love for the...
View ArticleLocal Customs Urged to Be Included in Liturgy
An Indian prelate has expressed a hope that local customs can be made part of Church rites. Archbishop Eugene D’Souza, M.S.F.S., of Nagpur, India, told a press conference here that “the marriage rite...
View ArticleCardinal Bea Optimistic for Wider Participation
Following is the text of a ‘press conference given by Augustin Cardinal Bea, S.J., president of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, at the council press center in Rome on Nov. 8....
View ArticleProtestant Scholar Says Council Observers Pleased
Non-Catholic observers at the Second Vatican Council are pleased at the concern shown by the council Fathers for the Catholic Church’s relations with other churches, according to a leading Protestant...
View ArticleCouncil Fathers Consider How to Describe Tradition
The ecumenical council may adopt one of two views as a result of its discussions on the relationship between Scripture and Tradition, an official council expert said here last month. Father Georges...
View ArticleThe Human Side of the Council
While the grave problems of the universal Church are being examined in the Second Vatican Council, there is a side-play of human activity reminiscent of congresses and parliaments around the world. The...
View ArticleComplex Issues Plague Relations with Orthodox
The many obstacles standing in the way of Christian unity were stressed at least implicitly when the Orthodox Churches of Greece and of the Near East declined the invitation to send observers to the...
View ArticleCommission to Guide Work During Recess
A newly created central committee is directing and coordinating the work of the various commissions of the Second Vatican Council during its nine-month recess. Announcement of the creation of the...
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