Secrets of the Vatican Written, directed and produced by Antony Thomas for the US Public Broadcasting System TV series "Frontline", "Secrets of the Vatican" was co-produced by Jason Berry in the United States and Helen Fitzwilliam in Rome. "(in order of first appearance)" Secrets of the Vatican Secrets of the Vatican is an American television documentary film. It was first aired on the PBS Channel on 25 February 2014 as an episode of PBS' "Frontline" TV series. The film covers the period after the death of John Paul II up to the first year of Pope Francis while positing a theory of what made
Mariology of the popes and the veneration of the Blessed Virgin. They made decisions not only in the area of Marian beliefs (Mariology) but also Marian practices and devotions. Popes promulgated Marian veneration and beliefs by authorizing: new Marian feast days, Marian prayers and initiatives, acceptance and support of Marian congregations, indulgences and special privileges, and support for Marian devotions. The formal recognition of Marian apparitions (such as at Lourdes and Fatima) has also been influential. Since Pope Leo XIII, popes have promoted Marian devotion through encyclicals, Apostolic Letters and with two dogmas (Immaculate Conception and Assumption), the promulgation of Marian years (Pius XII,