Pope Pius IX (center, seated on throne) convenes the First Vatican Council on Dec. 8, 1869.
St. Peter presided at the Council of Jerusalem in the Acts of the Apostles, and the Catholic Church has followed that biblical model ever since.
Pope Pius IX (center, seated on throne) convenes the First Vatican Council on Dec. 8, 1869.
St. Peter presided at the Council of Jerusalem in the Acts of the Apostles, and the Catholic Church has followed that biblical model ever since.