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The Director of the Slovak Red Cross writes to Sister Agnesa, the Provincial Superior of the Slovak Province, in relation to Sisters Tadea and Joachima and their work in the Red Cross refugee camp in Humenné, near the Ukraine border.

Children from Ukraine write to girls at the IBVM Loreto school in Adelaide, Australia. Here is a testimony that it is possible to have a world without borders!

Sr Gertrud Zenk reports how the Maria Ward House of Education in St. Pölten/Austria quickly became a hostel for people seeking shelter after fleeing their home country. Maria Ward stands at the entrance to welcome everyone and tell them: "Jesus bless and keep you and everyone in your country!"

The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending and our sisters are increasingly involved in the humanitarian mission to help the people devastated by the conflict.

Let’s celebrate the 23rd with Mary Ward with this video by Manuela Ferrari from Rovereto (Italy).

Sr. Tereziana Sociu tells of the experience of our sisters in Romania, actively engaged in helping the Ukrainian population fleeing the war.

As our latest Ukraine update, we are posting the transcript of an interview given by Sister Helena of the Slovak Province to the German Catholic Church official news website – www.katholisch.de. Sister Helena is working closely with our sisters in Uzhhorod and others to create a “supply chain” of humanitarian aid to Uzhhorod and beyond.

On March 11, the Hungarian CJ Community in Veszprém received an award for its past and present services in the city. The name of the award is “Pro Urbe”.

On 24th March, the Worldwide Mary Ward family met on zoom to participate in a webinar on the topic ”A call to the conversion of hearts for creating a safe environment for children and vulnerable adults.” The resource person was none other than Fr. Hans Zollner a German Jesuit priest, theologian and psychologist, professor at the Gregorian University, director of its Institute of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care and one of the leading experts on safeguarding and prevention of abuse of minors.

Sr. Agnesa Jenčíková, Superior of the Slovakian Province sent us an email in which she updates us on the situation of our sisters who are in Kyiv and who are directly involved with their mission in a conflict that has been causing death and destruction for a month now.

On Sunday 20 March, the first of three conversations circles involving all the members of GC 2021-22 was held, with the aim of reconnecting the delegates and the whole body of the CJ to the General Congregation in view of Part 2, which will take place from late August to early September this year. Despite the fact that several months have passed since the end of Part 1 of the General Congregation, the meeting was experienced with great depth and involvement by all participants in an atmosphere of sharing and desire to resume the journey towards Part 2.

We would like to share with you all another communication from our sisters in Ukraine, with the some pictures. "Mary Ward pray for them anf give them your spiriti"

The war does not stop and there are many initiatives to show our closeness in particular to our sisters engaged in their mission in Ukraine and with them to all the Ukrainian people. Visit our news and discover the beautiful contribution of the students of the Loreto College Marryatville in Adelaide, South Australia

The community of Cambridge is also involved in collecting aid for the Ukrainian people.

We are very happy to share with you an e-mail and photos from our sisters in Uzhgorod and Seredne in western Ukraine, who are now welcoming their fellow countrymen and women fleeing from the war.

On 12 March the Society of Jesus celebrates the 400th anniversary of the canonisations of Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier. The Pope presides at holy mass in the Gesù Church in Rome

The Sisters of the Central European Province are supporting aid for Ukraine with a generous donation and personal commitment. “We are making a monetary donation to the German “Action Alliance for Disaster Relief”, of which Caritas International is a member,” says Sr Cosima Kiesner CJ, Provincial Superior of the Middle European Province. “But we are doing even more: one of our fellow sisters in Hungary is already on mission at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border to be there together with colleagues from Caritas for refugee women and children and to provide them with the most basic necessities.” Read more about the relief servcies of our sisters.

Four months after the opening of this synodal process, we notice that there is movement in our Church and that we are seeing the seeds of something new sprouting. Read the letter of Sr Elena and Sr Macarena

Sr. Ann Stafford from the English Province has sent us a video of All Saints School as they formed a prayer chain from The Bar Convent Chapel to the Minster yesterday morning.

Pauline IBVM and Adina CJ have set up a statement on behalf of our two branches CJ/IBVM regarding the situation in Ukraine.

CJ and IBVM Leadership team give an update on the situation of our sisters who live in Ukraine.

On his Twitter account, the Holy Father proposes a passage from his encyclical “Fratelli Tutti”

The Mary Ward Family is united in prayer for peace. We join Pope Francis' call to prayer and make 2 March - Ash Wednesday - a day of prayer and fasting for peace in our communities too. Pray together with us and all people who long for peace

Helpless and bewildered, we watch the news from Ukraine. We continue to pray for peace, for our sisters in Ukraine and for all people there.
Please join us in prayer!

GOOD NEWS FLASH!
Leadership in Rome announce the appointment of
our: Becoming One Communications Team. You can find the official announcement in our news .

In our news section you can find a prayer request for Ukraine from both leadership teams of CJ and IBVM. There is the great fear of another war and both leadership teams of the IBVM and the CJ support this request very strongly.

On 25 and 27 January 2022, Sr. Elisabeth Cotter IBVM (Vice Postulator) and Sr. Elena Gatica Romero CJ (Postulator) met online with the Contact Persons for the Cause of Mary Ward.

From 23 to 30 January, the Mary Ward family worldwide is celebrating Mary Ward Week. The 23 January 1585 is the birthday of our foundress, the 30 January is the date of her death in 1645. This year, the celebration has a special focus, as we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Loreto Branch of Mary Ward’s Institute.

Sisters of CJ and IBVM have created a booklet with thoughts and inspirations for each day of this special Mary Ward Week. We invite you to celebrate with us and to join our prayer.

The On Pilgrimage with Mary Ward App has been updated and is now available on both Android and Apple phones. The exciting new features are translations into German and Spanish