1965 ⟶ Second Vatican Council Concludes

December 8: Second Vatican Council is closed by Pope Paul VI...
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✝️ Anacletus I Becomes Pope

Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus as the third pope of the Catholic Church (according to the official Vatican list).⟶
Anacletus I Becomes Pope (76)
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📜 Pope Leo XIII Issues Rerum Novarum Encyclical

Pope Leo XIII issues the encyclical Rerum Novarum, the first major Catholic document on social justice.⟶
Pope Leo XIII Issues Rerum Novarum Encyclical (1891)
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⛪ Second Vatican Council Opens

October 11: The Second Vatican Council is opened by Pope John XXIII.⟶
Second Vatican Council Opens (1962)
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🕊️ Second Vatican Council Concludes

December 8: Second Vatican Council is closed by Pope Paul VI.⟶
Second Vatican Council Concludes (1965)
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🙏 Pope John Paul II Issues Apology for Catholic Church Wrongdoings

March 12: Pope John Paul II apologizes for the wrongdoings by members of the Roman Catholic Church throughout the ages.⟶
Pope John Paul II Issues Apology for Catholic Church Wrongdoings (2000)
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