October 2016 – Loretto Community

Remembrance of the Life of Barbara Agnew CPPS, CoL

By Loretto Community | October 8, 2016 |

A woman with short grey hair and small wire glasses smiles for a portrait picture wearing a white collared shirt with lace detailing and a cross necklace with a blue background.

Sister Barbara Agnew was born in Dayton, Ohio, the older of two children of Walter Ignatius and Marie Katherine Weiser Agnew. She grew up in Cincinnati and attended Regina High…

The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.

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