Sr. Ilaria Buonriposi is an Italian Comboni Missionary Sister. After graduating in Social Work at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (the Jesuits’ University in Madrid, Spain), she ministered for 17 years in Peru and Colombia in different areas. In Peru she had been organizing communities and educating women for the Diocese of Lurin, and running a diocesan microcredit program to eradicate poverty empowering people living below the poverty line. In Colombia she worked with street children in a conflict zone.
Extreme poverty and unjustified and indiscriminate violence deny the human dignity of most of the people with whom she lived. The apparent clash between the reality around her and God’s plan of fullness of life for all, prompted her to deepen and strengthen her roots on the meaning of human dignity from the perspective of God, pursuing a Master Degree in Catholic Social Teaching by the Universidad Catolica de Santa Maria of Arequipa, Peru.
Currently, she represents her religious congregation at the United Nations and collaborates with Catholic Mobilizing Network. The many years spent in South America and the passion Sr. Ilaria has for this continent became linguistically and culturally part of herself, making her suitable for advocacy with Hispanic people.
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Despite being Italian, the many years spent in South America and the passion that Sr. Ilaria has for this continent became linguistically and culturally part of herself. She had been collaborating with Catholic Mobilizing Network during the last four years, and she has become a known speaker on the death penalty and restorative justice. Her Spanish language radio podcasts reach up to 900,000 listeners weekly.
La Hna. Ilaria Buonriposi es nuestra Directora de Participación Hispana. Después de graduarse en Trabajo Social por la Universidad Pontificia Comillas en España, vivió por 17 años en Perú y en Colombia. Mientras se encontraba en Perú consiguió un Master en Doctrina Social de la Iglesia por la Universidad Católica de Santa María.
A pesar de que sea italiana, la pasión de la Hna. Ilaria para el continente suramericano y los muchos años vividos allí hacen que ella se sienta “Hispana” cultural y lingüísticamente. Colabora con Catholic Mobilizing Network desde hace cuatro años y da a menudo charlas sobre la pena de muerte y la justicia restaurativa. Sus segmentos radiales en español alcanzan semanalmente unos 900.000 radioescuchas.
