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.
During the last two years, New Ways Ministry, the organization I co-founded to reconcile LGBTQ+ Catholics and the institutional Church, sponsored meetings for some U.S. bishops to discuss LGBTQ+ topics…
Loretto thanks you for your support of our U.N. initiative, Loretto at the UN. We also recognize our partners in action: the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary…
There will be signs in the sun, the moon and the stars … when these things take place, stand up and raise your heads, your redemption is drawing near. Luke…
Psalm 92 tells us, “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name most high; to proclaim your love in the morning and your…
Kaitlyn Marie Wise was killed on Valentine’s Day, 2023. She was 29 years old and lived in Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky. On May 13, 2024, more than a year later,…
Meet our 2024/2025 Loretto Justice Fellows! Our Fellows are students at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University. Loretto’s nine Fellows are pursuing various studies,…
In mid-2022 the Loretto Community was invited to participate in the Nuns and Nones (N&N) Land Justice project. N&N was aware of Loretto’s interest in this topic, as demonstrated by…
Published by NewWaysMinistry.org on October 12, 2024 Pope Francis met today with a diverse group of transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics, including a medical doctor who provides gender transition care.…
Working for justice and acting for peace can take many forms. Sometimes, the first step is making sure events, resources and information are accessible to everyone, whether able-bodied or disabled,…
As we began the celebration of International Peace Week at the Motherhouse Sept. 15-21, on behalf of the Loretto Community, outgoing president Barbara Nicholas and incoming president Buffy Boesen signed…
By Rosa Lizarde All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.– Bell Hooks Connecting Our Roots, organized by Loretto Link’s Cooperative Economics Working Group in…
Published by the Global Sisters Report on September 27, 2024 Catholic sisters and lay congregational representatives, joined by clergy and lay allies and partners, say that a just-concluded “Summit of…
