“Christians and Muslims: What We Hope to Become Together.”
Based on the 2026 Ramadan message released by the Vatican, the theme focuses on
"Lent and Ramadan as 'catalysts for a renewed world'".
Mary Ward was born in England in 1585 at a time when Catholics were persecuted and women were expected to marry or join a cloistered convent.
Yet Mary Ward followed God’s call to journey inward and outward, choosing a different way to live out her faith and vocation — one that transformed the lives of many and still does so today with the legacy of her wondrous work.
