Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today

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Vatican Council teachings

  • Inauguration ceremony of the Second Vatican Council
    In Second Vatican Council: Documents

    The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the World of Today (Gaudium et spes; Latin: “Joy and Hope”) acknowledges the profound changes humanity is experiencing and attempts to relate the church’s concept of itself and of revelation to the needs and values of contemporary culture, including…

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