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Brazilian Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, gestures at the start of the first session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon on Oct. 7, 2019, at the Vatican. (CNS/Paul Haring)
Brazilian Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, gestures at the start of the first session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon on Oct. 7, 2019, at the Vatican.