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The Jaci Paraná River winds through Karipuna territory in the Amazon region of Brazil. There Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Mansohe accompanies indigenous peoples who serve as the vulnerable protectors of God's handiwork in the world's largest rainforest. (Ellie Hidalgo)

Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon

In remote lands with no priests, the Congregation of Franciscan Catechists are the church's presence. Their ministry makes it possible to imagine women's diaconal ministry, says Ellie Hidalgo of Discerning Deacons.

The Jaci Paraná River winds through Karipuna territory in the Amazon region of Brazil. There Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Mansohe accompanies indigenous peoples who serve as the vulnerable protectors of God's handiwork in the world's largest rainforest. (Ellie Hidalgo)

Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon

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The Jaci Paraná River winds through Karipuna territory in the Amazon region of Brazil. There Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Mansohe accompanies indigenous peoples who serve as the vulnerable protectors of God's handiwork in the world's largest rainforest. (Ellie Hidalgo)

Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon

In remote lands with no priests, the Congregation of Franciscan Catechists are the church's presence. Their ministry makes it possible to imagine women's diaconal ministry, says Ellie Hidalgo of Discerning Deacons.

The Jaci Paraná River winds through Karipuna territory in the Amazon region of Brazil. There Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Mansohe accompanies indigenous peoples who serve as the vulnerable protectors of God's handiwork in the world's largest rainforest. (Ellie Hidalgo)

Sisters model women's diaconal ministry in the Amazon

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