Justice and Peace
The Loretto Motherhouse will host a public forum for candidates running for Marion County Judge/Executive from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the Conference Room of the Motherhouse Academy Building, 430 Academy Lane, Nerinx, Ky. All are welcome. The forum is the fourth session of the Loretto Motherhouse Peace Committee’s “Countdown to 2026…
Please join Loretto on Saturday, March 7, 11-11:45am for “You Are Not Alone – Prayer Vigil in Solidarity with ICE detainees.” The prayer service is sponsored by the Archdiocese of St. Louis through the Peace and Justice Office. The Loretto Community, along with many other organizations, is co-sponsoring the event. When: 11 – 11:45 a.m.…
Join us on Zoom at 4:30 pm EDT, March 11, as Loretto/BVM at the UN will be honoring the legacy of Loretto co-member Alice Kitchen with a parallel event, “Alice Kitchen: Cities for CEDAW Role Model for Justice.” Loretto at the UN is collaborating with the Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) for an intergenerational conversation about…
Loretto’s Latin America Caribbean Committee invites you to join us this Friday, January 30th at 11:00am EST/8am Pacific, for our first Immigration Spotlight of 2026. We will discuss critical issues happening on different fronts regarding ICE, farmworkers, Homeland (in)Security, and plans for the LACC for 2026, including a Trauma Training for partners. We invite the…
You are invited to an Author Reading & Book Signing with Dora Rodriguez, border activist and author of Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain is a gripping memoir by Dora Rodriguez, Founder and Director of Salvavision. Dora is a long-time partner of the Latin America/Caribbean Committee of the Loretto…
Loretto Community, Dominican Sisters of Peace invite all to May 6 “Community Gathering” near Statue of Liberty billboard in Springfield, Ky., to stand in solidarity with marginalized communities – including those affected by unjust immigration policies, job loss and systemic discrimination, such as the LGBTQ+ community – and to urge Congress to enact comprehensive reforms…
THE LORETTO COMMUNITY, SISTERS AND CO-MEMBERS, IS INVITING ANYONE CONCERNED ABOUT VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO: A public Lenten prayer service for peace in the region and for Palestinians in Gaza followed by a meeting of a small group with one of Senator Mitch McConnell’s aides. WHERE Outside of the Federal Building where Mitch…
The Loretto Community is one of several co-sponsors of the upcoming event “Addressing Gun Violence: Promoting a Culture of Life” hosted by the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The summit will be held at the Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis and will feature speakers, including Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, Dr. Alex Garza, and theologian Tobias Winright.…
The Latin America Caribbean Committee’s Immigration Spotlight is a bi-monthly opportunity to explore emerging issues and challenges regarding immigration, featuring people working for immigration justice. This week, the spotlight will be on LGBTQI+ migrants byCasa Arcoiris (Rainbow House) Director, Nicolasa “Sire” Cordova, co-founder of the only migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico serving the LGBTQI+ community. “Sire” directs a…
LACC invites you to join the next “Immigration Spotlight” on October 27, 2023, when we will hear updates from our partners at the Ariz.-Mexico and Calif.-Mexico borders. Speakers will share details about the experiences of asylum seekers, including recent changes in policy and prisons, as well as their daily work with migrants. The Latin America…