During the 2026 Easter Vigil, approximately 21,386 catechumens Photo: Religion Digital

The International Marian Association reiterates its request for a response from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding the Marian document

Having received no official reply, the group escalated its request in a letter dated March 19, 2026—the solemnity of St. Joseph—and made public days later. In it, the theologians formally asked the dicastery to issue clarifications or corrections, arguing that the current text risks disrupting what they describe as a necessary “hermeneutic of continuity” in Marian doctrine