Ceremony marks 40 years since end of Vatican Council ll

Pope Benedict XVI was leading a solemn ceremony today in St Peter’s Basilica marking the 40th anniversary of the end of Vatican Council II.

Ceremony marks 40 years since end of Vatican Council ll
Thu, 08 Dec, 2005 - 10:20
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Pope Benedict XVI was leading a solemn ceremony today in St Peter’s Basilica marking the 40th anniversary of the end of Vatican Council II.

Vatican II was a milestone assembly that sparked modernising reforms in the 2,000-year-old Roman Catholic church.

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