Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...

The council fathers at Vatican II in 1962 (Wikimedia Commons). But sometimes you have to go backward to go forward. One of the greatest inspirations of the Second Vatican Council was ...

“Vatican II will be remembered in history as the Council of the advancement of the laity in the Church,” commented one Council Father during the discussion of the Council’s document on the apostolate ...

In light of this, the cardinal considered that 'the two extreme positions are so close, precisely because they do not interpret Vatican II within the general tradition of the Church.' Cardinal Kurt ...