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The government structure of the Sisters of Loretto is designed to foster the faith life and mission of the congregation. “I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions, #102 The Loretto Assembly…
Read MoreOn the evening of May 25, 2020, where Chicago Avenue and 38th Street meet in Minneapolis, Minn., George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer. Mr. Floyd was restrained…
Read MoreIn a typical year, Loretto at the UN welcomes an intergenerational delegation of feminists in mid-March to U.N.’s headquarters in New York City for the annual Commission on the Status…
Read MoreAgainst the backdrop of the coronavirus global pandemic, with the new moon of late May beginning to set with the sun, 25 women from 19 locations in two countries came…
Read MoreWhat’s in the Loretto Heritage Center? Just yellowed old papers and dusty relics, right? The newest “yellowed old papers” are digital photos and emails fresh from Loretto members at last…
Read More“From our simple beginnings on the Kentucky frontier in 1812 and up to the present, we, as Sisters of Loretto, share in that mysterious yet pragmatic gift of the Holy…
Read MoreMembers of the Loretto Community rejoice in yesterday’s (June 18, 2020) DACA decision from the U.S. Supreme Court because it removes the immediate threat of deportation for 700,000 of our…
Read More“Then I heard the voice of God saying, ‘Whom shall I send?’ I answered, ‘Here I am, send me.’” ( Isaiah 6:8) Loretto leaders are rooted in the rich soil…
Read MoreSmithsonian exhibit group meets at Motherhouse By Susanna Pyatt, Loretto Heritage Center Curator The Loretto Heritage Center will host the Smithsonian traveling exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” at Loretto…
Read MorePhotos by Nasreen Daniel SL The whole of humanity is grappling with the coronavirus. In Pakistan, after the appearance of COVID-19, the price of masks drastically increased. Poor people all over…
Read MoreLoretto came to be and comes to be through the creative Spirit of God, whose grace worked powerfully in our founders and continues to work in the community as a whole and…
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