Spring groundbreaking eyed for Sisters Heritage Center
Posted on March 7, 2025, by Loretto Community
Posted by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland on March 4, 2025
The Women’s Religious Archives Collaborative announced last year that it would construct a Heritage Center in Cleveland to preserve and celebrate the unique histories and contributions of Catholic sisters. The collaborative plans to break ground in April for the facility, which will be the first independent heritage center in the country for women religious.
WRAC is a nonprofit organization launched in 2022 by a collaboration of Catholic sisters. It has grown to include 41 congregations of Catholic sisters [including the Loretto Community] across the United States and Canada. The new structure will have space to house the collections of more than 75 congregations. Collections from member communities will be preserved at the center and professionally managed by trained archivists. The history within the archives will be made available through research, programming and exhibitions.
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Read the entire story here on the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s website.
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