Second Vatican Council
October 11, 1962 – December 8, 1965 · St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Council of the Catholic Church that allowed Mass in local languages and opened the Church to other faiths and the modern world.
Key people
Paul VI
leader, led the council from 1963 and closed it
Benedict XVI
participant, theological adviser
John XXIII
leader, convened the council
John Paul I
participant, council father
John Paul II
participant, council father
Yves Congar
participant, theological adviser
Karl Rahner
participant, theological adviser
Marcel Lefebvre
participant, council father who led the conservative minority
