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Catholics join in prayer for the 2019 International Week of Prayer and Fasting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. / Credit: IWOPF

"Trusting the Lord": Catholics Gather for 32nd International Week of Prayer and Fasting

Oct 11, 2024

This year’s event will kick off Oct. 12 with an in-person conference at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, Virginia, followed by a virtual speaker series.

Dr Mary Shawa (in blue), the President of the Legion of Mary for Maula Senatus in Malawi during the launch of the Legion of Mary Centenary celebrations on 16 October 2021. Credit: The Episcopal Conference of Malawi.

Legion of Mary Members in Malawi to Pray for Tropical Cyclone Victims During Rosary Month

Sep 25, 2023

Members of the Legion of Mary in Malawi are set to pray the Holy Rosary in favor of the victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy during the month of October.

Officers of the Legion of Mary Senatus in Uganda. Credit;: Victor Nashaba.

How Members of Legion of Mary are Reviving Movement in Parts of Uganda

Sep 3, 2023

Members of the Legion of Mary in Uganda have taken deliberate initiatives to revive the Marian movement in parts of the East African nation where it had lapsed. 

Some of the members of the Legion of Mary in Uganda. Credit: Victor Nashaba

“People are joining”: Legion of Mary Official in Uganda on Membership after Centenary Fete

Aug 28, 2023

Months after the centenary celebration of the Legion of Mary in Uganda, new members are joining the Marian movements, and misconceptions about the Ireland-founded lay apostolic association are being clarified, an official in the East African nation has said. 

Venerable Edel Quinn. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Let’s Pray for Venerable Edel Quinn’s Canonization: Official of Legion of Mary in Kenya

May 16, 2023

Members of the Legion of Mary globally have been urged to intensify prayers for the canonization of  Venerable Edel Quinn who pioneered the lay apostolic association of Catholics that is rooted in Marian spirituality in East and Central Africa.

Students in process with the photo of Venerable Edel Quinn during the May 13 event at St. Mary’s Msongari School grounds in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Four Lessons from Irish-born Legion of Mary Pioneer in East and Central Africa

May 15, 2023

Her love for God, for the person of Jesus Christ, for neighbor, and her devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary are lessons that members of the Legion of Mary and other Catholics can learn from Venerable Edel Quinn, the pioneer, in East and Central Africa, of the lay apostolic association of Catholics that is rooted in Marian spirituality, a Catholic Bishop in Kenya has said.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen officially opens the door of the St. John the Evangelist Holy Ghost Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya on 13 May 2023. Credit: St. John the Evangelist Holy Ghost Parish

“A Holy space”: Nuncio at Kenyan Church Consecration, Cautions against Politics in Church

May 14, 2023

The representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has underscored the need to respect Catholic church buildings, and cautioned against using the “holy space” for politics.

Fr. Francis Kariuki (centre) with members the Legion of Mary  during Centenary celebration in Nairobi, Kenya 2021. Credit: Fr. Francis Kariuki

Plans Underway in Kenya to Celebrate 79th Death Anniversary of Legion of Mary Pioneer

May 12, 2023

Members of the Legion of Mary in Kenya are preparing to celebrate the 79th death anniversary of  Venerable Edel Quinn who pioneered, in East and Central Africa, the lay apostolic association of Catholics that is rooted in Marian spirituality.

Fr. Boniface Kariuki, Spiritual Director, Legion of Mary in Kenya.

Legion of Mary Official Highlights “recruitment, extension” in Kenyan Church institutions

Feb 9, 2023

The Spiritual Director of the Legion of Mary in Kenya has highlighted indicators of progress of the "lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, serve the Church and their neighbor on a voluntary basis", in the East African nation.

Fr. Boniface Kariuki, Spiritual Director Legion of Mary Nairobi Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

Legion of Mary Can Be “breeding ground” for Consecrated Life: Catholic Priest in Kenya

Oct 6, 2022

Making known the Legion of Mary across Kenya and having the people of God in the East African nation embrace the lay Catholic movement can foster vocations to Consecrated Life, the Spiritual Director of Marian movement has said. 

Fr. Boniface Kariuki, Spiritual Director Legion of Mary Nairobi Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

Legion of Mary in Kenyan Archdiocese Eyeing Learners to Battle Declining Numbers

Oct 16, 2021

The leadership of the Legion of Mary of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi is seeking to strengthen legionaries in schools in an attempt to counter the declining numbers the association is facing, an official of the association has told ACI Africa.

A display of Legion of Mary banner by Legionaries outside Holy Family Minor Basilica. Credit: ACI Africa

Nairobi’s Legion of Mary Battles with Declining Numbers as Church Associations Multiply

Sep 9, 2021

The Legion of Mary of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi is facing a decline in membership, the leadership of the 100-year-old Catholic lay association in the Kenyan Archdiocese has told ACI Africa in an interview.