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.

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Loretto and Friends Take Part in Nuns on the Bus Tour

By Claudia Calzetta SL / October 18, 2018 /

(Photos courtesy of Claudia Calzetta SL)

Peace Committee Report: Loretto Disarmament & Nuclear Issue

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2018 /

A woman and man smiling together for a picture outdoors while having their hands in a praying position.

By Pat McCormick and Byron Plumley Aug. 6-9 marked the 73rd commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that introduced the violence of the nuclear age. For the…

Maureen Fiedler: Loretto Values in Action

By Jeannine Gramick SL / October 1, 2018 /

A woman with short grey hair and wire-framed glasses speaking passionately into a microphone at an indoor event.

“Oh, honey, I listen to you all the time! Madeleine Albright With these words Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton, greeted Maureen Fiedler before air-time on…

Speaking Truth to Power … Walking a Pilgrimage of Pain

By Catherine (Kitty) Madden CoL / September 1, 2018 /

“Kitty, could you just send us something simple (about the situation in Nicaragua), a personal perspective of the impact on you and your friends?” That was the request from my…

Anna Koop SL Talks to 9News/Denver on Miracles Bringing Catholic Worker House Back

By Loretto Community / June 14, 2018 /

View video here.

UN NGO Chronicles Highlights of 2018 Commission on the Status of Women

By Beth Blissman CoL / June 1, 2018 /

Four women smiling together while standing indoors. They are all wearing matching blue lanyards indicating they are at an event.

“Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls” was the priority theme of this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62). The…

A Trip to the Desert: Learning To Serve and Welcome the Stranger

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2018 /

Thirteen diverse people smiling together brightly for a group picture indoors.

By Rosa Lizarde Every border trip is different, and the one this past May to Nogales, Ariz., and Mexico with the Minneapolis-based St. Joan of Arc Church was truly unique.…

Loretto Connects with Cities for CEDAW

By Alice Kitchen / May 1, 2018 /

8 diverse people smiling together for a group picture indoors. They are all wearing dress clothes.

This past March Beth Blissman and I attended the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women gathering in New York. While Beth oversaw 67 Loretto students from some six U.S.…

Reflections from U.N.: Building Educational Infrastructure for the Commission on the Status of Women

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2018 /

Three women smiling together for a group picture at a social event indoors.

By Kathy Baldwin-Heitman You’re 17. It is your first time in New York City. You have a BIG job to do. Are you prepared? Imagine yourself a junior or senior…

Loretto Co-members Lead Group on Border Journey

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2018 /

Two women wearing sunglasses on a sunny day smiling for a picture in front of a small grocery store.

By Amanda Koehler Schutz Editor’s Note: Amanda Koehler Schutz is a friend of Loretto in Minneapolis. Just days before our “Welcome the Stranger” delegation departed for our U.S./Mexico border trip,…

Negotiation of Compacts This Year at United Nations

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2018 /

An ipad, digital screen, and microphone sitting on a desk in front of a notebook with handwritten notes.

By Mary Louise Pabello Editor’s Note: Mary Louise is a returning Loretto Volunteer now working as NGO U.N. Intern/Loretto Community. The Loretto Community has long supported migrants and refugees in…

Racial Justice and the Imagination’: Seeing Our Way in the Dark

By Mary Catherine Rabbitt SL / March 1, 2018 /

A man with glasses playing a guitar in front of a music stand and a microphone indoors.

More than 50 Loretto Community members and friends gathered at the Loretto Center in Denver Jan. 27 to hear Christopher (Chris) Pramuk present a reflection on “Racial Justice and the…

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The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.