Drs. Clifford and Glendinning Take Part in Vatican Symposium
Dr. Catherine Clifford and Dr. Chad Glendinning recently attended the second Inclusive Governance in a Synodal Church Symposium in Rome on June 2–5, 2026. The first Symposium was held in Rome on April 28-30 2025. Both Drs. Clifford and Glendinning spoke at the first Symposium, with Clifford presenting “Inclusive Governance in a Synodal Church: Approaches to the Exercise of Authority by Lay Persons,” and Glendinning presenting “Canonical Issues associated with Ministerial Public Juridic Persons.” At the second Symposium, the keynote address was given by the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, Mario Grech. He endorsed the Symposium’s approach to integrating lay people into the governance of the Church and spoke of it as a shared search to discern the will of God as a community. Click here to read more about the Symposium.
Vatican II: Event and Mandate Presented to Pope Leo in Rome
The first two volumes of “Vatican II – Event and Mandate” were presented to the Pope in Rome. Volumes 1 and 5 are now available in Open Access on the Peeters Publishers website!
“Vatican II at 60: Re-Energizing the Renewal,” Co-edited by SPU Professor C. Clifford, wins Catholic Media Award
Congratulations! “Vatican II at 60: Re-Energizing the Renewal,” Co-edited by SPU Professor C. Clifford and Stephen Lampe, wins Catholic Media Award in the category “The Future of the Church” Orbis books, 2025
Prof. Clifford, Co-Editor of New Collection from Liturgical Press
The Liturgical Press is thrilled to announce the release of their new collection of essays on Vatican II: “Legacy and Limits of Vatican II in an Age of Crisis” edited by SPU Professor C. Clifford, along with K. Kolberg, M. Faggioli, and E. Hannenberg. The Liturgical Press describes the collection as “A renewed approach to the critical study of the event and documents of Vatican II, necessary for responding to the challenges facing today’s church. Packed with new insights from some of today’s most highly regarded voices on the Second Vatican Council, The Legacy and Limits of Vatican II in an Age of Crisis enacts the living tradition of the church by proposing a richer history to be told sixty years from its celebration, and a broader theology to inspire our work today.” ISBN: 9780814689288, 8928 eISBN: 9780814689295, E8929 eFormats Available Details: 344 pgs, 6 x 9 x 3/4 Publication Date: 04/09/2025
New Publication Co-edited by SPU Prof. C. Clifford
SPU Research and Practice in Theology is pleased to announce new book on Vatican II, co-edited by C. Clifford Vatican II AT 60: Re-engergizing the Renewal