Immaculée Ilibagiza

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

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

Learn more about Immaculée by visiting her web page at Immaculee.com