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Each member of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross is “co-responsible for creating a community which is beneficial for all; for maturing in adult faith and effective ministry,..; and for making use of opportunities which add new depth to our formation in Christ.” Learn more about the Sisters of Loretto.
Published by Global Sisters Report July 31, 2025 With its ancient Emory oaks, canyons and volcanic rock formations, Oak Flat is a place where, in late afternoon, the quiet approach…
80+ Jubliee 75th Jubilee 70th Jubilee 65th Jubilee 60th Jubilee 50th – Golden Jubilee 25th – Silver Jubilee 80+ Jubilee Kathleen Tighe SL Kathleen Tighe was received into Loretto on…
For the remainder of June, we will honor our Sisters and Co-members celebrating major jubilees, spanning 80-plus years to 25 years of faith-filled, loving service. No matter what year of…
On Be Loretto/Celebrate Earth Day at St. Mary’s Academy in Denver, the lower school kids engaged in hands-on activities to join the Loretto Community in honoring and protecting Earth. Regina…
Sister Imelda Therese (I.T.) Marquez SL died peacefully around noon May 16, 2025. She had been visited by Community members during the morning and was accompanied by nursing staff when she…
Sister Eileen (formerly Sister Charles Maura) Kersgieter SL died early morning May 11, 2025, attended by the Loretto Living Center staff, Community members having surrounded her with care throughout recent days…
Sister Kathleen (formerly Sister Wilfrid) Vonderhaar SL died early this morning, May 7, at Loretto Motherhouse Living Center, surrounded by the prayers of the Community. Kathleen was 91 years old and…
During the five weeks that Pope Francis was treated for complications of respiratory infection, journalists were preparing articles about his legacy in anticipation of his death. In his autobiography, “Hope,”…
Posted by the New York Times April 21, 2025. As soon as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope in 2013, he made his first big…
Posted by Catholic Diocese of Cleveland April 15, 2025 As Ursuline Sister Susan Durkin outlined the plans for the Women Religious Archives Collaborative to the First Friday Club of Cleveland,…
An article in Sister Ann David Naeger’s newsletter “Our Days at Loretto Motherhouse” dated August 31, 2015 tells the story behind an original Charles Schulz Snoopy cartoon housed in the…
Sister Rita (formerly Sister Mary Ann Frederick) Bruegenhagen SL died peacefully the afternoon of March 22, 2025, at Loretto Living Center, with Loretto members, including Irene Doody, her pew partner, by her side. Rita was…
