Prelates attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica October 11, to mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. by Cindy Wooden The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church’s response to God’s love and to Jesus’ command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the council’s opening. The council reminded the Church of what is “essential,” the Pope said: “a Church madly in love with its Lord…
