“Missionary Activity/Ad Gentes” takes a look at World Youth Day, and the Council’s call to Mission through the New Evangelization. Meet the Emmanuel School of Missions Students and members of the Vatican Youth Center, the Centro San Lorenzo.

Since its very founding, the Church has had a strong connection to the poor and those in need. How would Vatican II address the topic of Social Justice? From the lives of the saints (including St. Marianne Cope)… to the service of the Sant’Egido Community in present-day Rome, learn how the Council Fathers drew upon the Beatitudes and dignity of the human person in tackling this key issue.

Discover how the Council has inspired and helped to cultivate relationships between the Church and other denominations and faiths.

Find out what Gaudium Et Spes meant for the generation of the 1960s, and how it has impacted society today.

As the Bishops turn their attention to Holy Scripture and the 2000-year old tradition of the Church, how will the “Word of God” come to shape the teachings that will emerge from Vatican II?

“Lumen Gentium” — how did these radical words resound in the face of the lifestyle shift of the 1960s? Top theologians Richard Gaillardetz, Msgr, John Strynkowski, Rev. James Massa, Sr. Sara Butler, Rev. Robert Imbelli, and Rev. Cuong Pham offer commentary.