La hermana María Laura Torres Sánchez es originaria de San Luis Potosí, México. Pertenece a la congregación de las Oblatas de Jesús Sacerdote (OJS) y lleva más de seis años viviendo en Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos (EE. UU.), en donde presta su servicio como directora de Educación Religiosa en la parroquia Inmaculada Concepción Cinco Santos Mártires. Actualmente está cursando su segundo año de la maestría bilingüe de Estudios Pastorales en el Instituto de Estudios Pastorales de la Universidad de Loyola en Chicago, EE. UU.
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Jean Flannelly, a Sister of Charity of New York, holds a doctorate in clinical psychology (Fordham University), a master of theological studies (Weston Jesuit School of Theology), and a certificate in spiritual direction (Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction). She has devoted much of her ministry to preparing both lay and ordained individuals for church service. Previously a pastoral associate for faith formation, she managed liturgy, spirituality and faith formation in a large urban parish.
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Sr. Mary Augustine Pham, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, hails from Portland, Oregon. She entered the community in Houston following a pilgrimage to Rome in 2015 to commemorate the centenary of the International Eucharistic Youth Movement. God willing, Sister Mary Augustine will profess perpetual vows in summer 2025.
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La hermana Leticia Gutiérrez Valderrama, misionera scalabriniana y maestra en Migraciones Internacionales, es una destacada defensora de derechos y acompañante de las personas en situación de movilidad. A principios de 2007 fue nombrada secretaria ejecutiva de la Dimensión Pastoral de la Movilidad Humana de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. En 2013 fundó Scalabrinianas Misión con Migrantes y Refugiados (SMR) en Ciudad de México, dedicada a apoyar y acompañar a migrantes y refugiados.
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Eileen McKenzie is a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration who ministers with the Kino Border Initiative as a mobilization specialist. She accompanies people on the move in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and supports migrant integration in the U.S. by building community capacity for radical hospitality with religious congregations, parishes and educational institutions.