The Twenty-First Ecumenical Council of the Church -- A Council for all peoples -- Catholics and Protestants: an ecumenical inventory --Karl Rahner: the theologian's contribution -- Conciliar Prelude --The Council comes of age -- The foundation of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity -- A plan for the whole Council -- Reflections on the twentieth anniversary -- Moving towards a pilgrim Church -- The Council's Observers -- Observers and guest of the Council -- 'Strangers within the gates' -- The Council at Work -- The Liturgy Constitution, Sacrosanctum Concilium -- Communicating with the world: the decree Inter Mirifica -- Praying together: Communicatio in sacris in the decree on Ecumenism -- 'Toil in the Lord': the laity in Vatican II -- De Cura Animarum: a voice for the priesthood -- Ad Gentes: a missionary bishop remembers -- The right to religious freedom: the significance of Dignitatis Humanae -- Religious freedom: an American reaction -- Concilar Postlude -- Pro Oriente in Vienna: a fruitio of the Council -- The Council came to Africa -- Social teaching since the Council: a response from Latin America -- A last look at the Council

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