(Catholic Herald) — A high-profile conference is due to take place in Rome next month, as cardinals, priests and lay experts explore prominent issues in the realm of Mariology.
“Of Mary, one can never say enough” is the phrase attributed to St Bernard of Clairvaux and which is the title given to a two-day event held in the shadow of the Vatican in a few weeks time.
Headlined by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke and Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the conference is notable for the high-level nature of its discussion and speakers. Also forming part of the programme is prominent Italian historian Professor Roberto de Mattei, respected theologian Fr Thomas Crean, OP, leading Mariologist Fr Manfred Hauke, the theologian of the papal household Fr Wojciech Giertych and the Vicar General for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Monsignor Schmitz.
The conference, held in the Augustinianum right next to the Vatican, will be in Italian, English and French on October 7 and 8. Solemn, pontifical Vespers the day before will be offered by Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney.
Interviewed by the Catholic Herald, organisers expressed the hope that it would “give rise to a renewed love for Our Lady and a deeper awareness of the role she plays in the life of the Church and of every Christian.”
The interview, published by this correspondent at the Catholic Herald, can be read in full here. Readers wishing to fully subscribe to the Herald can do so using the code FULTON50, giving a year at half price.