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Justice and Peace
Grounded in our roots and enlightened by the Gospel, “we work for a future in which the poor and suffering, the hungry in body and spirit, will know God’s saving presence in them.” Learn more about our Justice and Peace work.
Bound for the Promised Land: Loretto Roots and Enslavement
For the first five decades of its existence in the antebellum South, the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, as an early American religious congregation, participated in the system of enslavement of human beings of African descent.…
Monday Starter: Loretto sisters call for peace in Middle East
Published by the Global Sisters Report on January 22, 2024 The Loretto Community has joined the ever-growing chorus of voices calling for peace in the Middle East. “Loretto grieves the deaths in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank,” the community…
Loretto and its Sister Communities support spirituality of peace, global interconnectedness
Throughout the years, Loretto has honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of non-violence. Our members have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in various parts of the country where there has been a Loretto presence since the 1980s when…
Loretto urgently calls for end to Middle East war
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. The survivors in Gaza are starving. We, the Loretto Community,…
NCR’s Newsmaker of 2023: Jeannine Gramick, tireless advocate for LGBTQ Catholics
Originally published by National Catholic Reporter on December 14, 2023 [O]ver the past five decades of American Catholic experience, perhaps no single person has had the kind of impact for our LGBTQ community members as Loretto Sr. Jeannine Gramick. ……
Marveling at the courage of LGBTQ advocates
Originally posted by the Global Sisters Report on December 11, 2023. Some of the nicest surprises of my “life in retirement” are chance encounters with sisters I met through Global Sisters Report. It happened again the night of Nov. 7…
Loretto Honors Women of Spirit, Courage and Action
The Loretto Feminist Network is a voluntary association of feminists in the larger Loretto Community. LFN is committed to act for the empowerment of women and all people. Network members agree to work toward transforming institutional, personal and structural relationships…
It’s a justice issue: Loretto acknowledges history of its lands
The Loretto Community condemns racism and systemic oppression in all forms. The Community is working to understand our complicity in systemic racism. We can better atone and change by knowing the truths of our past. Among the Loretto Community’s works…
Nov. 11 – Celebrate Armistice Day as Peace Day
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, World War I came to an end 105 years ago. On that day in 1918, people celebrated the end of the “War to End Wars” and established Armistice…
From Loretto at the UN: Resources for information and reflection regarding the violence in Israel and Palestine
General Situational Update Statement from the Bureau of the Committee of Religious NGOs (CRNGO) We remind our members, partners, and supporters worldwide that violence is not inevitable. It is a choice. It can be prevented. It can be stopped. Each of…
Living Center residents participate in peace event
Thanks to the work and dedication of Stacy Ballard, activities coordinator at the Loretto Living Center, and her team, the Loretto Motherhouse Community joined other peace activists across the country to participate in an action for nonviolence on September 28.…
Pope Francis meets Jeannine Gramick, US sister known for LGBTQ ministry
Published by the National Catholic Reporter on October 17, 2023 “Pope Francis on Oct. 17 held a meeting with an American Catholic sister who had previously been reprimanded by the Vatican and several U.S. bishops for her decadeslong ministry to…