VATICAN - Fides dedicates a new Section to the 150th anniversary of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception

Monday, 6 December 2004

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Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Fides has a added a new Section to its web site www.fides.org, which will include:
a) Testimony and reflection from the most famous Marian Shrines (Lourdes, Loreto, Pompei, Czestochowa, Guadalupe...)
b) A Dossier on the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception - The development of the Dogma from early Christian times - The Immaculate Conception from the Middle Ages to the definition of the dogma - Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Apparitions: a religious phenomenon - Apparitions at La Salette and Banneux - Apparitions in Lourdes - Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes - Apparitions in Fatima - The Message of Fatima).
c) Report and news from various part of the world on celebrations and initiatives to mark this special Feast Day of the Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception.
(S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 6/12/2004; Righe 12 - Parole 131)