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		<title>Special events celebrate Mary Ward&#8217;s legacy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yorkshirewoman Mary Ward is one of English Catholic history’s most significant yet most unsung figures.A pioneer for women’s equality, she founded the Congregation of Jesus and inspired an international following of people who are now campaigning for her sainthood.Celebrations will take place around the world over the week which marks the anniversaries of her birth [&#8230;]
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		<title>Congregatio Jesu and IBVM merge into single congregation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McG]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[After prayer, reflection and engagement of members, the two congregations of apostolic women religious, Congregatio Jesu (CJ) and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM- Loreto) today merged into one.The merged Congregatio Jesu, around 1,800 sisters worldwide, will continue to honour the legacy and charism of its foundress, Yorkshire’s Venerable Mary Ward.The merger of [&#8230;]
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		<title>Father Gerry passes away after 81st birthday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 08:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A priest who was named Middlesbrough’s Citizen of the Year for his dedication to the poor and marginalised at the town’s John Paul Centre has died four days after his 81st birthday.Redemptorist Father Gerry Mulligan CSsR passed away in hospital in Glasgow on March 15 after a long illness.Father Gerry, who was ordained in St [&#8230;]
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