Lourdes López Munguía

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 drug addiction; at-risk children; indigenous people in Mexico; inmates and with women who have suffered domestic violence; immigrant children in the United States; immigrants in Tunisia; women survivors of sexual violence and vulnerable children in Congo.

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Lourdes López Munguía es una Misionera Franciscana de María, de México que actualmente vive en la República Democrática del Congo. Es psicóloga profesional, formada en acompañamiento. Recibió su formación de noviciado en Managua, Nicaragua, y ha ejercido su ministerio en Chile, Estados Unidos, Túnez y Congo. Ha compartido su vida con: personas que se recuperan de la adicción a las drogas; niños en situación de riesgo; pueblos indígenas en México; reclusos y mujeres que han sufrido violencia doméstica; niños inmigrantes en Estados Unidos; inmigrantes en Túnez; mujeres supervivientes de violencia sexual y niños vulnerables en Congo.

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