Second Vatican Council: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Boston University - Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology - Vatican II (1962-1965). Aug 19, 2026
Revised the Legacy and controversies section and changed “anti-Semitism” to “antisemitism.” Jul 01, 2026
Added cross-references. Jun 26, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Spirit of Things - 50 Years of Vatican II. Dec 12, 2025
Added top questions. Nov 05, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 04, 2025
Add new Web site: St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology - History of the Second Vatican Council. Jul 19, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Heart and Soul - Vatican II. Jun 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Minnesota State University, Mankato - CORNERSTONE - The Second Vatican Council (11 October 1962-8 December 1965): An Attempt at World Unification that Decided the Fate of Catholic Birth Control (PDF). Apr 09, 2025
Added a cross-reference to Nostra aetate. Mar 03, 2025
Revised media display. Feb 03, 2025
Added a cross-reference. Nov 15, 2024
Added media. Sep 23, 2024
Expanded discussion of the council's legacy and added information about Nostra aetate, the changes to the mass, and other notable highlights. Sep 23, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Notre Dame - Church Life Journal - Erasmus and the Second Vatican Council. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Boston University - Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology - Vatican II (1962-1965). Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Carroll College - Vatican II. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Second Vatican Council Ecclesiology. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - The Second Vatican Council. Sep 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Christian History Institute - 1962 The Second Vatican Council. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: NPR - Why Is Vatican II So Important? Feb 16, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Second Vatican Council. Dec 26, 2022
Add new Web site: EWTN - What Went Wrong with Vatican II. Sep 13, 2022
Added cross-references throughout. Jul 26, 2019
Add new Web site: Catholic Diocese of Armidale - The Second Vatican Council. Aug 09, 2018
Add new Web site: Woodstock theological Library at Georgetown University - The Issue of Church and State at Vatican Council II. Aug 09, 2018
Media added. Aug 13, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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