Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Congregation of Jesus merge

On: November 4, 2025

By Prisca Vadakepoondikulam Kanpur, Nov 4, 2025: Mary Ward, founder of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pioneered unenclosed religious congregations for women, governed by female general superiors. She was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1585 while Queen Elizabeth I reigned. English Catholics had clung to the Catholic FaithContinue Reading

Missionary nun who innovated school education in India dies

By: Jose Kavi

On: June 25, 2023

In: Top Story

By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 25, 2023: An Irish Catholic nun, who revolutionized school education in India with her innovative methods, died June 24 in Kolkata. Sister Cyril Mooney died at Loreto House in the eastern Indian city at the age of 86. Sister Mooney came to India onContinue Reading

Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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