The Loreto sisters arrived in South Africa from Ireland in 1878.
They are now living and working in Pretoria and Cape Town. They are also in Lukulu, Zambia where they started a new mission in 2006
In the past most sisters were teaching in schools. Today they are engaged in a great variety
of ministries which focus on marginalized women, children & youth. These include:
Skills Training Clinical Pastoral Education Health Care Healing of Memories Retreat Work Spiritual Direction Counselling Pastoral Work Prison Ministry Facilitation Development Work HIV/AIDS Catechetics & RCIA Prayer Groups Outreach to the Homeless School Chaplaincy House of Prayer
The sisters are ready to meet other challenges as needs arise.