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How Catholics Can Receive a Plenary Indulgence on Pentecost
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (406+ words) National Catholic Register, 23 May, 2026 / 8: 00 PM On the solemnity of Pentecost, which this year is celebrated on May 24, Catholics have the opportunity to gain a plenary indulgence. An indulgence can be received by praying or singing the hymn " Veni Creator Spiritus…...
Why Catholics Celebrate Mary as "mother of the Church" the Day After Pentecost
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (503+ words) Vatican, 23 May, 2026 / 7: 00 pm (ACI Africa). In 2018, Pope Francis added the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, to the Roman calendar. This memorial is celebrated each year on the Monday after Pentecost. This year it will be…...
I will miss this country: Outgoing Nuncio Reflects on Seven Years in Kenya at Marian Prayer Garden Launch
15+ hour, 26+ min ago (684+ words) Nairobi, 24 May, 2026 / 11: 20 AM The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, has reflected on his seven-year mission in the East African nation with gratitude during the launch of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Prayer Garden at St. Austin's…...
Not doing enough to promote our founders: Spiritan Superior Urges Congregation-Wide Renewal In Pentecost 2026 Message
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (1638+ words) Nairobi, 24 May, 2026 / 10: 08 am (ACI Africa). In his Pentecost 2026 message addressed to "Brothers and Lay Spiritan Associates," Fr." says the anniversary celebrations should become an opportunity for all Spiritans to rediscover their spiritual roots and missionary identity. "If we are honest…...
Pope Leo XIV to Visit Italy's "Land of Fires," Victims of Mafia's Toxic Waste Dumping
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (966+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 22 May, 2026 / 1: 00 pm (ACI Africa). ACERRA, Italy " Pope Leo XIV will spend Saturday morning in Acerra, Italy " one of three "corners" of the so-called "triangle of death" and the epicenter of a dramatic health and environmental crisis caused…...
Laudato Si" Week: Nigerian Catholic Official Calls for "practical love" in Environmental Protection
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (926+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 22 May, 2026 / 3: 49 pm (ACI Africa). The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called for a practical and conscience-driven approach to environmental protection, saying genuine care for the planet begins with love for…...
Pope Leo XIV Authorizes Beatification of 80 Civil War Martyrs Ahead of His Trip to Spain
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (572+ words) ACI MENA, 22 May, 2026 / 12: 55 pm (ACI Africa). On May 22, Pope Leo XIV approved the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, following an audience granted to its prefect, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro. With the pontiff's authorization, 80 martyrs…...
EWTN Expands Reach in Northern Europe With New Office in Sweden
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (388+ words) Stockholm, 22 May, 2026 / 12: 50 pm (ACI Africa). EWTN Global Catholic Network will open a new office in Stockholm, the network announced May 21. As part of the expansion, EWTN will extend its Swedish services to reach Scandinavian and northern European audiences. The move…...
Benin's Bishops Commend Pope Leo XIV's "prophetic courage" amid Global Challenges, Call for Ecological Conversion
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (644+ words) Cotonou, 22 May, 2026 / 4: 50 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have praised the leadership of Pope Leo XIV for what they have described as his "prophetic courage" in confronting contemporary global challenges, while also calling for ecological…...
Pope Leo XIV Discusses Major Challenges of EU and its Future with European Bishops
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (577+ words) CNA Newsroom, 22 May, 2026 / 12: 48 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV met on May 21 with the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), with whom he discussed the future of the EU and reflected on current global challenges. This…...