This progressive Catholic school helped shape generations of young KC women

Posted by the Kansas City Star April 23, 2025

The Sisters of Loretto, a Catholic order that originated in Kentucky, came to Kansas City in 1899. Their mission here and in other growing cities was to educate young women, and potentially prepare them for college.

The nuns quickly outgrew their first school on Broadway Boulevard — so in 1902, work began on a new facility at West 39th Street and what’s now Roanoke Road.

Read more on the Kansas City Star site or view the accompanying short video below.