'Mujeres Valientes'('Brave Women')

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Six Hispanic women leaders from the Diocese of Salt Lake City received an invitation from Catholic Extension to attend an event titled "Mujeres Valientes" (Brave Women).Shown from left are the Salt Lake diocese's conference participants: Rosario Cano, from Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish, Price; Holy Cross Sister Laura Tiburcio; Marilyn Acosta, from Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Layton; Maria Cruz Gray, director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry; and Martha Chadaz and Martha Gaeta from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Salt Lake City.

Six Hispanic women leaders from the Diocese of Salt Lake City received an invitation from Catholic Extension to attend an event titled ‘Mujeres Valientes’ (Brave Women).The event consisted of a two-and-a-half-day conference for Latina Catholic leaders from dioceses across the United States, with the goal of creating a network of women leaders in the Church. The event was a collaborative effort of Catholic Extension and the University of Dallas’ Ann and Joe O. Neuhoff Institute for Ministry and Evangelization. Shown from left are the Salt Lake diocese’s conference participants: Rosario Cano, from Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish, Price; Holy Cross Sister Laura Tiburcio; Marilyn Acosta, from Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Layton; Maria Cruz Gray, director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry; and Martha Chadaz and Martha Gaeta from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Salt Lake City.