Jubilee of Martyrs Pilgrimage, May 6 to 15, 2025

Embark on a sacred journey with ACNJoin our pilgrimage today*! Organized in collaboration with Spiritours, a Quebec license holder, take part in ACN’s Jubilee of Martyrs Pilgrimage, in Italy, from May 6 to 15.  This special trip includes:   – A Private Audience with Pope Francis– A visit to Assisi– A private Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City– A wider …

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) head office receives pilgrim image of Our Lady of Fátima

A pilgrim image of Our Lady of Fátima, blessed by Pope Paul VI in 1967, was recently at the international head office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Königstein im Taunus, Germany. ACN International’s executive president, Regina Lynch, stressed the connection between the charity and the message of Fátima, referring to the …

Venezuela marks 140 years of the first Lourdes pilgrimage in the Americas

The pilgrimage was instituted in 1884 by Fr. Machado, the Venezuelan priest in the Diocese of La Guaira, after returning from a trip to the famous shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Tony Pereira, a lay member of the current organizing committee, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the …