Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind
Anna (not her real name), orphaned in her early teens, was struggling to make a living on the streets of a large city in South East Asia. Desperately searching for a way out of her poverty…
Protected: Sr Rosalina Belo’s First Profession in the IBVM
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New Province Leader and Council for Loreto Sisters
The Loreto Sisters have great pleasure in announcing the appointment of Sister Mary Wright ibvm as the new Leader of the Province of Australia and South East Asia for a 3-year term commencing 15 November 2023.
Our Response to the Cry of the Earth. Loreto Justice Network Launches Laudato Si’ Action Plan.
The Loreto Justice Network (LJN) is proud to launch its LJN Laudato Si’ Action Plan and hopes that it will encourage Loreto communities to continue to reflect on how they answer the call “to live sustainably, discerning what is enough.” (IBVM GC Call 2014; reiterated at IBVM GC 2022).
Social Justice Sunday – Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
On Sunday 27 August the Catholic Church will celebrate its annual Social Justice Sunday. This day focuses parishes and broader communities alike on the gospel imperative to care for those in greatest need. Since the 1940s, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has released a Social Justice Statement in concert with this event, to contribute to the development of local Catholic Social Teaching.
I’m Just So Happy!
On Saturday, 22nd April 2023, people from far and wide gathered for the 5:30 pm Mass at the Jesuit Parish Church of St Francis Xavier in Lavender Bay, Sydney. There was a noticeable buzz of…
New Beginnings: Embracing a Vision of Empowerment
As I step into my new role as CEO of Loreto Ministries, I am filled with excitement and anticipation. My name is Maureen Ryan, and I bring with me a background in both accounting and education…
If There’s Anywhere Loreto Should Be, It’s Timor Leste
Timor Leste, one of Australia’s closest neighbours, has seen centuries of educational neglect. When the Portuguese left in the mid-1970s, the literacy rate was estimated at only 20% of the population…
Following in the Footsteps of Mary Ward
A great spirit of adventure accompanied 29 students and 4 staff as they embarked on an 18-day itinerary through Italy in the Term 1 holiday. Their dream, nourished by learning the Italian language, culture…
The God in Me Greets the God in You
Srs Jwan Kada ibvm and Aithien Nguyen ibvm have spent the last two months missioned to the Kolkata Mary Ward Social Centre (KMWSC) in the West Bengal region of India. According to the Indian government…