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Authors / María de Lourdes López Munguía
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 drug addiction;…
After a conclave that demanded reform, a year of 'fresh air'
… stricken by poverty, conflict and natural disaster, and so gave red hats to prelates in Haiti, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and the Philippines. Significantly, he abandoned the …
A surprising afterlife for Pope Benedict XVI
… “When I saw him, I was startled,” said one of the new cardinals, Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of Nicaragua. Vatican officials say Benedict is likely to attend the dual canonizations of Pope John …
This is NOT Cardinal Burke
… Michael Sean Winters … This video shows Nicaragua's Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes heading to Rome, where he will be made a cardinal on …
Michigan Rotarian leads volunteers in giving depressed communities new life
… two to Indian reservations in our country. Dietary issues prevent her from accompanying me to Nicaragua. Sandi is also the primary caregiver for her 97-year-old mother, who lives with us. … of our four children have joined me on numerous trips both to the Dominican Republic and to Nicaragua. Although our oldest son plans to come along in the future, his priority now is his … younger team members. The young men love to flex their muscles in front of the young women. In Nicaragua, my children work in triage and also with me in the pharmacy. … Where do you get the …
Pope Francis & Notre Dame
… and instead wagged his finger at him, like Pope John Paul II did to Ernesto Cardenal in Nicaragua. The pope declined to greet the other members of the delegation and left the room in a …
Managua cardinal-designate says he wants to stay true to his beginnings
… Ezra Fieser … Catholic News Service … Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of Managua, Nicaragua, joined his mother to listen to the public announcement that Pope Francis was elevating … at the Vatican Feb. 22. The cardinal-designate's mother, Lilliam Solorzano Aguirre, told Nicaragua's El Nuevo Diario newspaper her son "became very nervous, but he was instantly filled …
The New Cardinals
… the Global South. Desperately poor countries like Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Haiti received red hats. The U.S.? Not a one. Five of the new cardinals come from …
Cardinals: continuity and change
… S.D.B., of Santiago were no surprise. Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano of Managua (Nicaragua) was also considered a possibility. But the pope surprised everyone with his choice of …
Pope chooses new cardinals from Africa, Asia, Latin America
… of Westminster (Great Britain) Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Québec (Canada) Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of …
Report: U.S. deported approximately 369,000 immigrants in 2013
… (2,462). The other countries in the top 10: Ecuador (1,616), Brazil (1,500), Colombia (1,429), Nicaragua (1,383), and Jamaica (1,119). While the Philippines was not part of the list-- and the …
Who are going to be the new cardinals?
… Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. 28. Leopol LeJosé Brenes Solórzano, archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. 29. Fausto Justo Trávez Trávez, O.F.M., archbishop of Quito, Ecuador. Additional …