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Created page with "{{short description|21st ecumenical council of the Catholic Church (1962–1965)}} '''Second Vatican Council''' (Latin: ''Concilium Oecumenicum Vaticanum Secundum''), commonly known as '''Vatican II''', was the twenty-first ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Convoked by Pope John XXIII and concluded under Pope Paul VI, it met in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, from 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965.<ref name="VaticanHistory">{{cite web |url=..."