Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Closing of the Second Vatican Council
In 2025, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Closing of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), the Woori Theology Institute is hosting a crucial Zoom Seminar under the overarching theme: “Toward a Third Vatican Council and a Synodal Church.” This series is designed to critically evaluate the Council’s legacy while charting the path forward for the contemporary Church.
The seminar schedule features two particularly significant sessions focusing on issues that have gained urgency in the six decades since Vatican II. Session 5, scheduled for August 25, 2025, will explore “The Preservation of the Created Order and Ecological Practices Not Addressed by the Second Vatican Council.” This reflects the Church’s growing commitment to environmental stewardship, a theme central to current global concerns.
Following this, Session 6 on September 29, 2025, will analyze “Global Transformations after the Second Vatican Council and the Social Responsibility of the Church.” By examining post-Vatican II changes, this session will underscore the Church’s obligation to actively engage with the rapidly evolving social and political landscape.
Catholic Review Examines 80 Years of Korea and Global Solidarity
The Catholic Review, published under the guiding motto, “A Quarterly for Catholic Citizens Reading the Signs of the Times,” has officially released its latest publication, Vol. 49 (Autumn 2025). This substantial issue—printed in 3,000 copies and spanning 260 pages—takes on the timely main theme: “Eighty Years of the Republic of Korea in Solidarity with the World.”
Featured articles include: “In Honor of Pope Francis,” on the Jubilee “Cancel the Debts of Your Neighbor,” “The Dismantling of the Zionist State and the Liberation of the Palestinian People,” and “50 Years since the End of the Vietnam War: Building a Process to Restore Truth and Justice.”*
