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St. Joseph Catholic School to Mark 100 Years of ‘Lighting the Way’ for Students

By Loretto Community / June 5, 2026 /

Posted by the Denver Catholic June 2, 2026 High above the doors to enter St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Collins is a colorful bas-relief of the lamp of learning,…

A Catholic school anchor in Arlington

By Loretto Community / May 15, 2026 /

Posted by the Arlington Catholic Herald May 13, 2026 Minutes before the Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of St. Ann School in Arlington May 13, Nancy Cribb described what the…

Lauren Hosek’s co-authored article published in American Journal of Biological Anthropology

By Loretto Community / May 15, 2026 /

Announcement posted on the University of Colorado, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences website, May 12, 2026 Lauren Hosek’s co-authored article, “On Making Descendant Communities: Three Case Studies From Historical…

Editorial: Leo’s caution on same-sex blessings today leaves the door open for tomorrow

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2026 /

Posted by National Catholic Reporter, May 1, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s recent in-flight answer to a question about blessing same-sex couples exhibited a preference for not exacerbating divisions within the church…

Bellarmine students use classroom skills to locate and mark graves of Black Catholics

By Loretto Community / April 30, 2026 /

Posted by The Record, April 22, 2026 Bellarmine University students studying geographic information systems last fall mapped and marked the graves of Black Catholics buried in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s…

America’s Catholic Patriots

By Loretto Community / April 28, 2026 /

The Sisters of Loretto received recognition in this piece posted on the USCCB website as part of the “We hold These Truths” series. When it comes to our Church’s history,…

Catholic sisters call US-Israeli strikes on Iran illegal, immoral

By Loretto Community / March 17, 2026 /

Published by Global Sisters Report, March 5, 2026 Sisters and lay representatives of sisters’ congregations, as well as leaders of Catholic peace organizations, are condemning in the strongest possible terms…

Flaget Memorial awards grants to three organizations for wellness initiatives

By Loretto Community / March 12, 2026 /

Posted by The Record on March 10, 2026 Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Ky., has awarded nearly $60,000 in grants to three local organizations to help “improve well-being and healthy…

Eleanor Craig SL to receive Luzbetak Award for Exemplary Church Research on behalf of Sisters of Loretto

By Loretto Community / December 2, 2025 /

Updated Nov. 11, 2025 to include the official news release Eleanor Craig SL was selected by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) as a 2025 recipient of…

Standing out in the Field: Farm Life with Angela and Cody Rakes

By Loretto Community / October 10, 2025 /

Posted on the Mildly Amusing podcast October 4, 2025 In this episode of Mildly Amusing [podcast], host James Spragens chats with Angela and Cody Rakes, the dynamic duo behind Loretto…

Loretto Living Center ranked #1 in Kentucky as a Newsweek Best Nursing Home for 2026!

By Loretto Community / October 6, 2025 /

America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 – 50-99 Beds Posted by Newsweek Magazine September 2025 One of the most important decisions families face is choosing a trusted nursing home for themselves…

The Miraculous Loretto Chapel Staircase

By Loretto Community / October 5, 2025 /

Published by Atlas Obscura September 30, 2025 Dylan Thuras: If you’re a nun and you’re facing a problem you don’t know how to solve, you might pray on it. If…

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