El Paso
The high desert of the Southwest, El Paso, Texas, remains home to many Loretto members engaged in education, healthcare and service to those in need. In particular, we join with the local Church in responding to the growing needs of immigrant families.
Facing the unique challenges of our times with determination and resolve, the Loretto Justice Fellowship program welcomes its largest cohort to date with 16 Fellows serving with eight partner organizations…
By Maribah, Shaista and Saima One of the most significant aspects of Christmas is the emphasis on charity and helping those in need. This holy day brings people together in…
Three Loretto schools – Loretto Academy, El Paso, Texas.; Nerinx Hall High School, St. Louis; and St. Mary’s Academy, Denver – collaborated on making Pinwheels for Peace in anticipation of…
Published by El Paso Inc, Sept 15, 2024 Loretto Academy will soon own the 19 acres its 100-year-old campus calls home. … Sisters of Loretto president, Sister Barbara Nicholas, and…
Loretto Justice Fellows carry forward Loretto’s mission and values, providing direct service in key mission areas where Loretto Community members have served for decades. In the 2024-2025 program year, the…
At Loretto Academy in El Paso, Laudato Si’ Day in March was a fun and educational day for students and teachers. Students created posters focusing on their understanding of environmental…
On my recent visit to El Paso, Mary Margaret Murphy introduced me to Patsy Stallworth, a longtime friend of Villa Maria, the home that Loretto sisters founded to support immigrant…
May 2024 marks the end of the inaugural year of the Loretto Justice Fellowship program. At this time last year, the Loretto Justice Fellowship program existed only as an idea,…
The Sisters of Loretto came to the desert areas of the West to offer education and faith development in Loretto schools for children from diverse backgrounds, cultures and economic levels.…
On March 21, Loretto Community members, Loretto Academy students and staff and the Loretto Justice Fellowship program joined El Paso faith and community leaders in a demonstration for human dignity…
Migrants are arriving in El Paso after weeks of traveling on foot across Central America and Mexico. Many stay overnight or for a few days in hospitality shelters run by the diocese,…
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked…
