Archive for April 2025
Loretto mourns Pope Francis
The Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community join with the worldwide community in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. Recognizing God’s mercy and acknowledging that we depend on others are but two…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Bernice Strawn CoL
Loretto Co-member Bernice Strawn died Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, after a short illness. She was 95 and had been a Loretto Co-member since 1977. The following obituary was provided to Loretto…
Read MoreChrist is Risen! Alleluia!
A few days after the Resurrection, Jesus meets two disciples on their way to Emmaus. He eats with them and they finally say to each other, “Did not our hearts…
Read More2025 Mayor’s Design Awards Nominees
Posted by Denver.gov April 2025 Loretto is delighted to share that the Pancratia Hall Lofts project was voted the winner in the “Affordability – Existing Buildings” category for the 2025…
Read MoreFirst Friday Club of Cleveland hears plans for Women Religious Archives Collaborative
Posted by Catholic Diocese of Cleveland April 15, 2025 As Ursuline Sister Susan Durkin outlined the plans for the Women Religious Archives Collaborative to the First Friday Club of Cleveland,…
Read MoreJubilee of Hope Reflections
This year was declared by Pope Francis as a “Jubilee of Hope” with its theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” We asked the Community, what is something that makes you hopeful right…
Read MorePress release: Kentucky Foundation for Women announces Winter/Spring 2025 Loretto Artist Residents
Posted in Link NKY April 11, 2025 KFW (Kentucky Foundation for Women) is excited to announce the recipients of the Winter/Spring 2025 Loretto Artist Residency Program, a partnership between Sisters…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
I came to Loretto on Sept. 15, the feast of our Sorrowful Mother, and it went over my head. But back then our other major feast day, the celebration of…
Read MoreHoly Week: The Light of Christ Surrounds Us!
Holy Week is a week of looking backward and forward. We look back at all that has taken place in Jesus’ life preceding His death. The Gospel of Mark tells…
Read MoreUN event spotlights the challenge of ‘rollback’ of women’s rights
Posted by Global Sisters Report April 3, 2025 Catholic sisters, joining thousands of other women from throughout the world in two weeks of meetings, networking and celebratory sisterhood at the…
Read MoreDiversity, Equity and Inclusion shine at CSW69
The participants have spoken — attendees of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last month answered the question: What did you find most valuable about attending CSW69? …
Read MoreThis Lent, Loretto Reflects on 50th Anniversary of Vietnam Operation Babylift
The first reading for the fifth Sunday of Lent, April 6, has an important quote from the Prophet Isaiah: “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long…
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