{"id":188160,"date":"2026-01-07T09:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=188160&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=188160"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:30:14","slug":"the-second-vatican-council-still-constitutes-the-guiding-star-of-the-churchs-journey-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-second-vatican-council-still-constitutes-the-guiding-star-of-the-churchs-journey-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Second Vatican Council \u201cstill constitutes the guiding star of the Church&#8217;s journey today.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"188160\" class=\"elementor elementor-188160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03b2ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f03b2ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e79f76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e79f76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ZKRKU\" data-testid=\"post-renderer-component\">\n<div class=\"fV3Jt\">\n<div class=\"GOJZx\">\n<div class=\"agPPc U4hHe hWX7X fs-mask\">\n<p><em>This is the twentieth in a new series of posts sharing Pope Leo XIV\u2019s words each Wednesday in his Weekly Audience, a time when he teaches, encourages, and shapes the mission of the Church around the world. Check back here each Wednesday to get to know Pope Leo!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Second Vatican Council \u201cstill constitutes the guiding star of the Church&#8217;s journey today.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XVI introduced a new series of catecheses which will reflect on the teachings of the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n<p>When Pope St. John XXIII opened the Council on October 11, 1962, he spoke of it as the dawn of the day of life for the whole Church, paving the way for a new ecclesial season. 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