IMMACULÉE ILIBAGIZA

Immaculée Ilibagiza is a powerful Catholic witness who survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She credits her survival to prayer and specifically a set of rosary beads which were gifted to her by her father.

Immaculée’s first book, Left to Tell; Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (Hay House) was released in March of 2006 and quickly became a New York Times Best Seller. She has since published six additional books including Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide and Visit from Heaven.

Immaculée has received honorary doctoral degrees from nearly a dozen universities and colleges including the University of Notre Dame, Saint John’s University, Seton Hall University, Siena College, Walsh University, Duquesne University, and the Catholic University of America. She has also been recognized and honored with numerous humanitarian awards including The Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace.

Today, Immaculée is regarded as one of world’s leading speakers on faith, hope and forgiveness. She has shared this universal message with world leaders, school children, multinational corporations, churches, and at events and conferences around the world.