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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.
Loretto Justice Fellowship thrives
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 in El Paso. The fellows come from the communities they…
Celebrating together Christmas 2024 in the USA
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 a spirit of love and generosity. A focus on generosity…
Loretto celebrates International Day of Peace with Pinwheels for Peace
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 International Day of Peace on Sept. 21. Students in each…
Loretto Academy to purchase its leased property
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 president-elect, Sister Mary Boesen, said the sisters have made similar…
Justice Fellowship thrives in El Paso
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 Fellowship welcomes 10 students from two universities to serve with…
Students celebrate Laudato Si’ Day
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 challenges and possible solutions. The posters here represent four classes…
Bringing affordable healthy food to El Paso
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 women. We met for brunch at El Serape, where the…
Journeys in justice – Loretto celebrates the 2023/24 Loretto Justice Fellows!
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, a vision for a reimagined approach to Loretto’s work with…
Loretto members share reflections from the desert Southwest
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. Loretto Academy continues to serve children in El Paso, instilling…
Do Not Be Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity
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 in downtown El Paso. The march and vigil, entitled ‘Do…
The Wash and Dry Ministry
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, Annunciation House, Sacred Heart parish, the Rescue Mission and the city of El Paso.…
Immigration justice
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 and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you…