50th year of the convening of Vatican II
2009 is the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII's calling of the Second Vatican Council at which Cardijn played a significant role both in the preparation and as a Council father after Pope Paul VI made him a bishop and cardinal at the beginning of 1965. Photo: Cardijn with Pat Keegan, first IYCW international executive president, and Bartolo Perez ,IYCW president, 1965-69.

