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 ...

While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as "co-redemptrix" or "co-mediatrix." In a lengthy doctrinal note titled ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican has released a document clarifying certain titles of Mary and her role. On November 4, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) released a document ...

While praising devotion to Mary, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as "co-redemptrix" or "co-mediatrix." In a lengthy doctrinal note titled ...

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 ...

The Vatican’s doctrine office announced Thursday it will release a document on Nov. 4 about titles of Mary that refer to her “cooperation in the work of salvation.” Mary’s contribution to human ...

This week’s announcement by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that we should not use “Co-redemptrix” as a title of the Virgin Mary has left observers with several questions, among them: “Why ...