150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council

Sunday, December 8, marked the 150th anniversary of the opening of the First Vatican Council. A short series of articles, written by Church history experts in Australia, has been commissioned to commemorate that occasion.

Article 1 — Bishop Elliott on Papal Infallibility

Article 2 — Dr Mariusz Biliniewicz on Reception of Vatican I

Article 3 — Dr Josephine Laffin on Coverage of Vatican I in Australia

Thumbnail image – By Karl Benzinger – 873 book on Pope Pius IX, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5406467

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