Loretto Community (Loretto Motherhouse)

Loretto Community members work in many fields to promote justice and peace, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy. We serve throughout the United States, in addition to our missions and partnerships in Pakistan, Ghana and Guatemala.

Just like our founding sisters who called themselves Friends of Mary, today the Loretto Community stands at the Foot of the Cross as we strive to bring the healing spirit of God into our world. We commit ourselves to improving the conditions of those who suffer from injustice, oppression and deprivation of dignity.

About Loretto Community

The experience of being called to Loretto expands the individual to a new awareness of God’s call, the gifts of Earth, the support of friends and Jesus’ invitation “to serve the suffering body of Christ.”

The Congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded on the Kentucky frontier in 1812, making it one of the first Roman Catholic communities of women religious established in the United States. The Loretto Community is comprised of the Congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. Co-members are people who share the values and mission of the Sisters of Loretto. The Sisters of Loretto's main headquarters are at the Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, KY.