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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…
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…
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…
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…
Sr. Anndavid Naeger wrote this week about the beautiful English Elm tree on the Motherhouse Campus. For many years, Anndavid has written a newsletter called “Our Days at Loretto Motherhouse”…
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…
Sister Imelda Therese (I.T.) Marquez SL died peacefully around noon May 16, 2025. She had been visited by Community members during the morning and was accompanied by nursing staff when she…
Posted by the Springfield Sun May 14, 2025 The Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine’s Motherhouse joined forces with the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community to host a Community Gathering near their…
It’s the end of the year and the Loretto Justice Fellows have wonderful reflections to share. From Iris Cano: Looking back on my time with the Loretto Justice Fellowship, I…
In recognition of the fifty-year anniversary of Operation Babylift, multiple news stories are being produced commemorating the event and noting the role that Loretto Community members played in the operation.…
At a recent talk to the Bioneers group in San Francisco, Indigenous poet Joy Harjo noted that “it’s always in those times of great disruption, chaos and disturbance that creativity…
Sister Eileen (formerly Sister Charles Maura) Kersgieter SL died early morning May 11, 2025, attended by the Loretto Living Center staff, Community members having surrounded her with care throughout recent days…
