Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Congregation of Jesus merge
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











