In a preface to the note, Cardinal Fernández wrote that the document responds to questions the dicastery received in recent decades about Marian devotion and certain Marian titles, and clarifies which ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has made public its 1974 decision denying the authenticity of Marian apparitions alleged to have occurred in Amsterdam between 1945 and 1959. A statement released by ...

“We don’t need to say that Mary is co-redemptrix, that Jesus needs Mary to save humanity. Mary herself is prepared, saved by God; she is a creature of God. She makes herself the servant of her own son ...

The Vatican published a doctrinal note that highlighted approved Marian titles while discouraging confusing expressions It clarified the effects of titles such as 'co-redemptrix' and explained why it ...

A statue of Our Lady of La Antigua, patroness of Panama, is displayed during the presentation of the doctrinal note “Mater Populi Fidelis” (“Mother of the Faithful People of God”) at the Jesuit ...

‘This title risks obscuring Christ’s unique salvific mediation and can therefore create confusion and an imbalance in the harmony of the truths of the Christian faith.’ It is “not appropriate” to ...

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on November 4 published Mater populi fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People”), a Doctrinal Note “On Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary’s Cooperation in ...