Sisters’ work during 1918 Spanish flu seen as model for crisis today
byBALTIMORE — Catholic nuns emerged as the unexpected heroes in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed hundreds of thousands in the United States…
Sisters of Loretto
Loretto Sisters elect new leaders, who will take office on Jan. 1
byRecord Staff Report The Sisters of Loretto elected Sister Barbara Nicholas as their new president at the congregation’s weeklong delegate assembly earlier this month…
Sister Margaret Ann Hummel dies at Loretto Motherhouse
bySister of Loretto Margaret Ann Hummel died July 26 at the Loretto Motherhouse. She was 82 and in her 29th year as a Sister…
Sisters of Loretto with local ties celebrate anniversaries
byEleven Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross are celebrating jubilee years in 2014. They are: 80 years Sister Margaret Rose Knoll,…
Loretto alumnae meeting rescheduled
byThe Loretto High School Alumnae Association (LHSAA) annual business meeting, which was cancelled due to poor weather conditions March 2, has been rescheduled for…
Sister of Loretto sweeps fall foliage — 1976
byThe caption for this Record file photo dated Oct. 17, 1976, read: The sun shining through the fall foliage and the patterns of light…
Pipeline raises concerns in Ky. Holy Land
byBy Marnie McAllister, Record Assistant Editor LORETTO, Ky. — Religious communities and representatives of Catholic Charities are concerned about a proposed pipeline that would be…
Bicentennial celebrations include free concerts Oct. 19 and 20
byThe Sisters of Loretto and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth will present two free concerts featuring singer-songwriter “Earth Mama” Joyce Johnson Rouse Oct….
Women religious post billboards on immigration reform
byReligious communities of Catholic sisters based in Ohio and Kentucky have rented billboard space in cities and towns in the two states. The billboards…
Loretto Sisters celebrate service in Louisville
by[slideshow] By MARNIE McALLISTER Record Assistant Editor The Sisters of Loretto continued a year-long celebration of their bicentennial with a special Mass and program…