The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II, was the twenty-first and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. It met in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City from 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965, during the pontificates of Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI.
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| Subject | Second Vatican Council |
| Category | Catholic ecumenical council (1962–1965) |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1962 |
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