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Hna. María de Lourdes López Munguía, Misionera Franciscana de María. (Foto: GSR)
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María de Lourdes López Munguía is a Franciscan Missionary of Mary from Mexico who now lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a professional psychologist, trained in accompaniment. She received novitiate formation in Managua, Nicaragua, and ministered in Chile, the United States, Tunisia and Congo. She has shared her life with: people recuperating from…
Congo's bishops want an end to attacks on Catholic Church, its leaders
… Frederick Nzwili … Catholic News Service … Catholic bishops in Congo called for an end to attacks on the church and its leaders, acts they believe are linked to …
South American church network forms for Gran Chaco zone, Guarani Aquifer
… Ecological Ecclesial Network in Mexico and Central America, the Ecclesial Network of the Congo Basin Forest in Africa and the River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network . Bishop …
Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, peace activist, dies at 81
… blessing, in the 1990s as Zaire was transitioning to becoming the Democratic Republic of Congo, he took an active role in mediating his country's political crisis and trying to guide the …
Congolese bishops sharpen focus on protecting Congo Basin
… Fredrick Nzwili … Catholic News Service … In the Congo Basin, unsustainable use of the environment and natural resources is diminishing people's … at their meeting on the environment and natural resources in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, June 21–24. The meeting's focus was the Congo Basin, and it was coordinated by the National Episcopal Conference of Congo's commission for natural resources. Its key objective was to get local churches to commit …
Vatican suppresses Italy-based lay movement founded by alleged visionary
… movement is now present throughout Italy and has communities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and India. Archbishop Vincenzo Bertolone of …
Pope: Post-pandemic economic recovery must seek good of all
… Joe Biden, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, President Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo of Congo and Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal. In his address, the pope lamented the …
Vatican helps get water to hospitals in the 'Global South'
… a town about 100 kilometers south of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the 300-bed Saint Luke Hospital, access to water is so scarce that the management has …
Pope approves canonizations, but doesn't set date because of pandemic
… by St. John XXIII in 1963. The sainthood causes of six members of the order who died in Congo in 1995 caring for victims of Ebola also are underway. Blessed Giustino Maria Russolillo, …
Rethink arms funding to protect vulnerable, say Vatican webinar speakers
… from Brussels to describe how members teach nonviolent conflict resolution to young people in Congo, where conflict over minerals and natural resources has been ongoing for decades. "Students …
Conflict keeps people from farming, drives some to brink of famine
… Other countries facing severe food insecurity, or worse, include Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Congo, Sudan, Venezuela, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Honduras and Uganda. More …