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Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, a "new Pentecost in the church's life". Between October 1962 and December 1965 almost three thousand bishops and leaders in the Catholic Church met in reaction to the tremendous political, social, economic and technical changes of the time and a growing desire for modernity in the Catholic Church. Major changes resulted from Vatican II, changes in liturgy, changes in Biblical interpretation and changes in the role of bishops to name a few. We'll look back at Vatican II, the events that led up to it, the changes that came from it and the new changes that are affecting the Catholic Church today. Laura's guest is Sister Maureen Sullivan, Dominican Sister of Hope, an Associate Professor of Theology at St. Anselm College and author of "101 Questions and Answers on Vatican II" and a forthcoming book called "The Road to Vatican II: Key Changes in Theology"