Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council

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The Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council (1965) was the concluding phase of the Catholic Church’s landmark 1962–1965 ecumenical council, during which key documents on religious freedom, the role of the laity, and the Church’s relationship with the modern world were finalized and promulgated.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in church history
session of an ecumenical council
approvedDocument Ad gentes
linked to: Ad Gentes

Apostolicam actuositatem
Christus Dominus
Dei Verbum
Dignitatis humanae
linked to: Dignitatis Humanae

Gaudium et spes
linked to: Gaudium et Spes

Gravissimum educationis
Perfectae caritatis
linked to: Perfectae Caritatis

Presbyterorum ordinis
attendedBy Catholic bishops from around the world
chronologicalOrder fourth session
closedBy Pope Paul VI
convenedBy Pope Paul VI
councilNumber 21st ecumenical council (overall council) concluding session
countryContext Holy See
dateOfClosingCeremony 1965-12-08
endDate 1965-12-08
followedBy no subsequent session of the Second Vatican Council
historicalPeriod 20th century
language Latin
locatedIn Vatican City
location St. Peter's Basilica
partOf Second Vatican Council
precededBy Third session of the Second Vatican Council
presidedBy Pope Paul VI
promulgatedDocument Ad gentes
linked to: Ad Gentes

Apostolicam actuositatem
Christus Dominus
Dei Verbum
Dignitatis humanae
linked to: Dignitatis Humanae

Gaudium et spes
linked to: Gaudium et Spes

Gravissimum educationis
Perfectae caritatis
linked to: Perfectae Caritatis

Presbyterorum ordinis
religiousTradition Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result completion of the work of the Second Vatican Council
formal closing of the Second Vatican Council
significance concluding phase of the Second Vatican Council
startDate 1965-09-14
theme Christian education
Church in the modern world
divine revelation and Scripture
missionary activity of the Church
priestly ministry and life
religious freedom
renewal of religious life
role of the laity in the Church

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To the Nations councilSession Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
In Our Time councilSession Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity approvedAt Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council
linked to: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
Third session of the Second Vatican Council followedBy Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
Declaration on Christian Education councilSession Fourth Session of the Second Vatican Council
linked to: Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
Apostolicam Actuositatem councilSession Fourth session of the Second Vatican Council
subject linked to: AA