Mental Health

(OSV News) — Mental illness in America has been declared an official social health care emergency — especially since the COVID-19 pandemic and as community-fragmenting forms of social media continue to …

The Catholic Psychotherapy Association Conference, held May 1–3 in Philadelphia, focused on addiction and trauma

(OSV News) — A man left his pew, rushed at a priest in the sanctuary and swung his fist before being subdued by parishioners and a security guard Feb. 4 …

Good evening and Merry Christmas!  Hope you are having a blessed Christmas octave and that the joy of celebrating the Child Jesus is with you and yours. Catch up on …

(OSV News) — For Catholics who wrestle with mental health challenges, the mixed messages they often receive can do little to relieve the anguish they experience. Their fellow faithful — emphasizing …

(OSV News) — A diocesan priest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was found dead Nov. 26, having apparently taken his own life. Archbishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Dubuque released a message …

(OSV News) — A group of Catholic medical professionals is hailing recent remarks by U.S. plastic surgeons questioning surgical interventions for teens experiencing gender dysphoria. The physician-led Catholic Medical Association …

What outfits do lawyers wear to court? Law suits!  (Cue groans at my terrible pun.) On a more serious note, it’s been the week for Supreme Court decisions: a case …

(OSV News) — Six years ago, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, began to notice he was no longer able to sleep. The year 2018 had started well — …

(OSV News) — Liturgical texts, Indigenous Catholics, youth and young adults — along with funding for a decades-long anti-poverty effort — are under discussion when the nation’s Catholic bishops convene …