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We are Sisters and Co-members who strive to bring the healing spirit of God into our world.

Loretto protects generous swath of land at the Motherhouse in Kentucky

By Loretto Community / June 19, 2023 /
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The Loretto Community has long been committed to caring for Earth Barbara Nicholas SL, president of the Loretto Community The Loretto Community has entered into an agreement with Bluegrass Land…

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Visiting Loretto in Pakistan

By Loretto Community / June 19, 2023 /
A short-haired woman in a blue shall stands holding hands with young school children outside on a sunny day.

Anna Koop SL and Mary Ann McGivern SL recently visited the Loretto Community in Pakistan for seven weeks. Anna and Mary Ann wrote colorful and informative missives to keep the…

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Ann Manganaro SL: Physician

By Loretto Community / June 19, 2023 /
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I will set my hands to healThe scorched earth; the burned and broken I will tendTill this land shall learn some new true fire to build. Ann Manganaro SL, physician,…

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Responding to Earth’s cry

By Loretto Community / June 19, 2023 /
A Black woman's smiling face can be seen through the handle of a large basket full of cherry tomatoes.

The Loretto Community Carbon Reduction Fund helps to re-green, decrease harm to Earth If you get a cut or wound on your body, are you not going to care for…

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Loretto Spotlight Video – Jessie Rathburn CoL

By Loretto Community / June 19, 2023 /

The healing of Earth is directly tied to the healing of our bodies, our selves. Jessie Rathburn Jessie Rathburn, Loretto’s earth education and advocacy coordinator, introduces the Loretto Community Carbon…

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Remembrance of the Life of Ruth McDonough Fitzpatrick CoL

By Loretto Community / June 15, 2023 /
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Loretto Co-member Ruth McDonough Fitzpatrick died June 15, 2023. She had been a Loretto co-member since Oct. 22, 1994, and celebrated the 25th jubilee of her co-membership in 2019. Ruth…

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Loretto celebrates our 2023 Jubilarians!

By Loretto Community / June 12, 2023 /
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Loretto celebrates the Jubilarians of 75 years, 70 and 65! We offer these Sisters our love and prayers. We have watched the journey of the Jubilarians. They walk in joy,…

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2023 Jubilarians

By Loretto Community / June 12, 2023 /

75th – Diamond Jubilee 70th Jubilee 65th Jubilee 60th Jubilee 50th – Golden Jubilee 25th – Silver Jubilee 75th – Diamond Jubilee Cabrini Bartolo SL Cabrini was received into Loretto…

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Loretto extends warm welcome to inaugural Loretto Justice Fellowship Fellows!

By Loretto Community / June 5, 2023 /
Collage of seven headshots of young women. Text in the center reads "Meet our 2023-2024 Loretto Justice Fellows!"

The Loretto Justice Fellowship is Loretto’s response to calls for new strategies and priorities across the social justice landscape, shifting needs of young people and transitions in religious communities, including…

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Holy Family High School Honors Loretto

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2023 /
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The Sisters of Loretto started Holy Family High School (HFHS) in Denver in 1922. In celebration of the end of the 100th year of the school, HFHS awarded Loretto the…

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We Humans have No Right to Destroy God’s Creation

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2023 /
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By Beth Blissman and Allison Lemons Although threats are increasingly bandied about globally regarding the use of nuclear weapons, the United Nations has brokered two treaties, which, if implemented, would…

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Outreach Retreat Nourishes Attendees

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2023 /
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