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St. Mary’s Academy celebrates Loretto and Earth

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

St. Mary’s Academy students in Denver created prayer flags for Earth Day, April 25. Calling their commemoration “Be Loretto Day/Earth Day,” the creative effort was aligned with the Students Spark…

A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

You make a difference! These days as we both grieve the loss of Pope Francis and welcome Pope Leo XIV to lead us, we gather in prayer with gratitude for…

Pancratia Hall re-design wins award

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

Pancratia Hall Lofts on the Loretto Heights campus in Denver recently was awarded a 2025 Mayor’s Design Award in the Affordability – Existing Buildings category. The building, known as Pan…

Loretto Spotlight Video – Regina Drey SL

By Loretto Community / June 23, 2025 /

On Be Loretto/Celebrate Earth Day at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver, the lower school kids engaged in hands-on activities to join the Loretto Community in honoring and protecting Earth. Regina…

Honoring Ann Manganaro and Foundation Day

By Loretto Community / June 11, 2025 /

By Jen Staed Duane Bridges, music director at Nerinx Hall, has been inspired by many Loretto women. After reading Ann Manganaro’s poetry collection, “Give Me a Living Love,” Duane knew…

Creating New Life in Old Spaces

By Loretto Community / June 4, 2025 /

By Angela Rakes After a long restoration, the Old Tobacco Barn at Loretto Motherhouse has has been a crucial part of bringing new life to the Motherhouse. So far it…

‘A pope for the world’: Sisters around the globe share hopes for Leo XIV’s papacy

By Loretto Community / June 4, 2025 /

Published by National Catholic Reporter’s Global Sisters Report May 16, 2025 A week after Pope Leo XIV was elected, Catholic sisters around the world have hopes for change under the…

Loretto Motherhouse: A Happening Place!

By Loretto Community / June 2, 2025 /

Since 1824, the Sisters of Loretto have called Loretto Motherhouse  – a land of deep interior forests, tranquil lakes and blooming meadows – home. Countless people have lived, worked and…

Loretto Community and Loretto Link offer joint statement on Gaza

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2025 /

The Loretto Community and Loretto Link condemn Israel’s ongoing genocide in Palestine and call on all people of conscience to engage in whatever ways possible to make clear to our…

Where in the world is Loretto?

By Loretto Community / May 26, 2025 /

You’ll never know where Loretto will show up! Loretto members and staff live, serve and travel throughout the world. Check out our Facebook page this week to see where some…

Vietnam Motherland Tour

By Loretto Community / May 22, 2025 /

In March and April, Mary Nelle Gage SL and Ruth Routten SL led a Vietnam Motherland Tour for former adoptees and their families to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation…

LOREtto blog shares stories about cool Loretto history!

By Loretto Community / May 19, 2025 /

Loretto Heritage Center staff preserve the papers and artifacts that document Loretto’s 200-year history; ensure that those who are interested have access to the collections, stories and resources housed at…

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