Action Pledge to End Child Labour Did you know that roughly 160 million children were subjected to child labour at the beginning of 2020,...

October 11, 2021 is International Day of the Girl (IDG). The IBVM/CJ UN Office, UN Province Reps, and IBVM/CJ schools around the world...

Follow Sister Sarah's personal journey through formation.

On September 30th, we observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which provides an opportunity for all Canadians to recognize...

This year is the 200th anniversary of Teresa Ball founding the Institute and it is under her leadership that the Loretto Sisters came to...

75 years: Josepha, Norah, Cabrini and Marion 70 years: Maria H and Christine 60 years: Mary Kay, Mary Teresa, Edna and Mary Joan We...

Prayers and intentions for September/October 2021

In August of 1821, M.M. Frances Teresa Ball returned to Ireland to found the Irish Branch of the Institute. M.M. Teresa Ball, having...

July 31 of this year marks the 400th anniversary of the conversion of Ignatius Loyola from worldly Spanish courtier and soldier, to...

Prayers and intentions for July/August 2021

We are excited to celebrate this year's Summer Solstice with a virtual walk of the Loretto Maryholme labyrinth. More resources and...

On June 20th, we celebrate the United Nations World Refugee Day. The theme for World Refugee Day 2021 is the power of inclusion. The...

We are shocked and saddened by the recent revelations highlighting again the harm done to children and their families in the Residential...

At Pentecost we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit comes into our world to instill in us the energy that we need to play...

Laudato Si' Week 2021 begins May 16 and runs until May 25. The time frame coincides with the date, May 24, 2015, when Pope Francis signed...

Prayers and intentions for May/June 2021

April 22, 2021 is Mother Earth Day. This year's theme is "Restore Our Earth". The theme of restoration brings hope at this time of...

He Is risen! Alleluia! Let us celebrate the gift of new life!

March 24 was the anniversary of the assassination of St Oscar Romero. Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ was invited to preach at the annual service in...

The Mary Ward Centre along with various partner organizations recently hosted "Extending our Embrace", an online event celebrating UN...