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Bishop Jose Santos Mendes of Brejo, Brazil, speaks to Catholics in this 2017 photo. Bishop Mendes is a leader in the "Life by a Thread" campaign, which strives to give more visibility to environmental threats and to use "Laudato Si'" and the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon as a guide. (CNS/courtesy CPP/Ingrid Campos)