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Advocacy

Look at the word “advocacy.” Its root — “vocare” —is closely related to the word “vocation,” or divine calling. These works of justice of ours are our vocation at its most faithful practice. We respond to the needs of people who are poor, we support actions to reverse harmful climate change and restore a healthy climate, we work for the abolishment of nuclear weapons, we support efforts against human trafficking, we hear the cries of our neighbors at the border. We do this work “because the Gospel urges us.”

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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,…

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…

Sisters Speak Out Echo Event in Marion County, Kentucky

By Loretto Community / June 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Sisters Speak Out Echo Event in Marion County, Kentucky

Come join the Loretto Community and other Sisters of rural Kentucky on Saturday, July 12, 2-3pm ET, for an echo event of the national Sisters Speak Out in Washington, D.C.…

Sisters gather to promote justice and human rights

By Loretto Community / May 16, 2025 /

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…

Loretto at the UN & CSW69: Community partners help us move toward just & sustainable future

By Loretto Community / May 12, 2025 /

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…

Monday Starter: Pakistani nuns turn to music, social media to mourn Pope Francis

By Loretto Community / May 6, 2025 /

Posted by Global Sisters Report May 5, 2025 Sisters stand with marginalized via billboard The Loretto Community and the Dominican Sisters of Peace teamed up to place two billboards in…

‘Community Gathering’ in solidarity with marginalized communities

By Loretto Community / April 28, 2025 /

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…

Support for bishops’ immigration statement

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2025 /

Posted in the The Record on February 20, 2025 On February 20, 2025, The Record published a joint letter from Dominican Sisters of Peace, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters…

Letter to the editor: Restore the USAID

By Pat McCormick SL / March 17, 2025 /

This letter to the editor by Sister Patricia McCormick SL appeared in the March 12, 2025 issue of the Lebanon Enterprise. Dear Editor, I write to ask whether others in…

New Kentucky bill could let religious organizations develop affordable housing: What to know

By Loretto Community / February 17, 2025 /

Updated February 17, 2025 Senate passes Higdon Bill to expand affordable housing Senate Bill 59 heads to House Click here to read about the Kentucky Senate passing the Higdon Bill…

Lenten Peace Prayer public event

By Loretto Community / February 27, 2024 /

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…

Loretto urgently calls for end to Middle East war

By Loretto Community / January 11, 2024 /

Loretto grieves the deaths in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Tens of thousands of people have been killed, mostly women and children. All their homes in Gaza are gone.…

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