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Loretto prays, acts for peace on 80th anniversary of bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

By Loretto Community / August 5, 2025 /

There is nothing else more important to do this week but to remember and pray for peace and to ask God to guide all countries in the way of peace.…

80 years after Hiroshima, anti-nuclear activists are still fighting for progress

By Loretto Community / August 4, 2025 /

Posted by Global Sisters Report August 4, 2025 For those active in nuclear disarmament work, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Aug. 6 and 9,…

The power of reckoning: How Catholic Church records can help African Americans uncover their ancestry

By Loretto Community / August 4, 2025 /

Posted by Black Catholic Messenger August 1, 2025 The intersection of the Catholic Church with the transatlantic slave trade is extensive, and the investigation of its history and effects has…

Sisters support defense of Apache sacred site, ‘religious freedom for Native Americans’

By Loretto Community / August 1, 2025 /

Published by Global Sisters Report July 31, 2025 With its ancient Emory oaks, canyons and volcanic rock formations, Oak Flat is a place where,  in late afternoon, the quiet approach…

Nature Run 5k 2025

By Loretto Community / July 30, 2025 /

The Loretto Motherhouse held a Nature Run 5k in June! There were 136 in-person and virtual participants for the inaugural race. Springfield Physical Therapy was the gold sponsor for the…

A Loretto Labyrinth

By Loretto Community / July 28, 2025 /

Written by Ashley Doughty. The Loretto Heritage Center is pleased to host Ashley as our summer intern. Ashley is spending the summer living at the Valley House and working with…

Loretto Roots Tour 2025 rolls along mighty Mississippi to visit Loretto sites

By Loretto Community / July 28, 2025 /

The latest Loretto Roots tour took seven Loretto members to the sites and scenes of early Loretto along the Mississippi River. Leaving the Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., the first stops…

Loretto Motherhouse Farm: A source of peace and pride

By Loretto Community / July 21, 2025 /

Come take a walk with us on Loretto Motherhouse Farm.   We are going out onto the fields and pastureland. You may be surprised by what you see in these 760…

Where the Wild Things Are Day Camp

By Loretto Community / July 16, 2025 /

By Angela Rakes The week of June 23 the Loretto Motherhouse partnered with New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future to host the Where the Wild Things Are summer day camp…

Students serve, love and laugh at Loretto Motherhouse

By Loretto Community / July 16, 2025 /

In late May and early June, Loretto Academy, Nerinx Hall and St. Mary’s Academy students participated in the annual Motherhouse service trip. In the photos on this page students enjoy…

What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL / July 16, 2025 /

As I was beginning to ponder what the topic for July Interchange might be, it suddenly dawned on me that there is only one thing that is all inclusive in…

Intergenerational dialogue and leadership: Highlights of the 69th gathering of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69)

By Beth Blissman CoL / July 16, 2025 /

In Loretto’s 33-plus years at United Nations headquarters (UNHQ) in New York City, we have educated ourselves and others about the U.N., advocated for disarmament and climate justice, promoted the…

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