Great primary source material can be found in Catholic newspapers published during the time the Council was taking place. Click the logo above to see full text from a number of Catholic newspapers from the period of Vatican II, including the Pittsburgh Catholic.
Another way to get to newspaper content contemporaneous with the Council is:
Find Articles
There are a number of databases that will be particularly helpful for finding magazine and journal articles on Vatican II. They are listed below. All of these resources can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link below.
For articles from contemporary open access journals search:
Find Books About the Council Documents
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
To learn how to find EBooks for these searches, click here.
Primary Sources at CRRA Institutions
The Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA) is a consortium that exists to collect and make available rare, unique, and uncommon research materials on the Catholic experience. Duquesne University is a member. Many CRRA institutions own primary source materials dealing with Vatican II, links to which you wil lfind below.
Find Background
This resource can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on the link below.
Find Books
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
Find Books on Important Individuals
Click on any link below to run a search in the online catalog, for all books and other materials on that subject in, or accessible through, the Gumberg Library.
Find Dissertations
The most comprehensive resource for finding dissertations is:
To use this off-campus you will need to enter your Multipass username and password.
Good sources for open access theses and dissertations are:
