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Richard Coll of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops participates in a smudge ceremony as Rita Means, tribal council representative with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, holds a smoking bowl at the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in Rome Oct. 18, 2019, during a side event to that year's Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. (CNS/Paul Haring)
Richard Coll of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops participates in a smudge ceremony as Rita Means, tribal council representative with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, holds a smoking bowl at the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina in Rome Oct. 18, 2019.