A Look Back at the Second Vatican Council

The opening procession of the Second Vatican Council. Art by Franklin McMahon.

Good council [1]
U.S. Catholic readers on the chuch over the last 50 years

Vatican 2.0 [2]
A look ahead to the next 50 years

The World of Vatican II [3]
The art of Franklin McMahon (slideshow)

Over the hill? [4]
Vatican ll at 50

Eye-witness report [5]
Eight Americans tell what they saw at the council

Signs of the Times [6]
A timeline of Vatican II

Major Documents of Vatican ll [7]

General principles of Vatican II [8]

Female and Catholic: Please don't bring me flowers anymore [9]
An interview with Sister Mary Luke Tobin, S.L., the only American woman who was an official observer at Vatican ll

The church after the council [10]
Karl Rahner, one of the most important theologians of the 20th century, on making the council's reforms and renewal more than a promise.

Have the church's teachings been fully recieved? [11]

Vatican ll, Schmatican ll [12]
A young woman writes about why she thinks it's time for a new agenda

Image: Franklin McMahon (Courtesy of the McMahon family)