Sister Carneiro, a specialist in social work, ethics and human resources, linked the global mental health crisis to the fragmentation of community life and the loss of widely held values that once brought people together.
Health Care
In health care, patients must be seen ‘as the image of Christ,’ says physician
The event, which gathered Catholic physicians and their families, followed the theme “Imago Dei: Made in His Image, Male and Female He Created Them.”
Notre Dame Prep’s Anatomage table provides insights into the body
The detailed views of the human body were made possible by NDP’s state-of-the art Anatomage Table. The all-girls school is the only high school in Maryland with a full-sized Anatomage table, according to Mary Agnes Sheridan, director of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) at NDP.
Congolese Catholic Church leaders concerned as mpox marches through country
As Congo remained the epicenter of the latest mpox outbreak, Catholic Church leaders in the country were calling for increased action, while expressing concern at the surging cases.
Catholic doctors condemn kidnapping of Nigerian Catholic medical students
Catholic health care professionals have condemned the Aug. 15 kidnapping of 20 Catholic medical students in Nigeria.
Catholic medical group welcomes plastic surgeons’ questions about gender surgeries for teens
A group of Catholic medical professionals is hailing recent remarks by U.S. plastic surgeons questioning surgical interventions for teens experiencing gender dysphoria.
Parents win appeal in death of daughter forced off life support by British court
The parents of a young woman branded “delusional” for wanting continued hospital treatment instead of palliative care have won a court battle over the legality of the ruling that led to their daughter’s death.
‘Abundant data’ shows elective induced abortion is not ‘health care,’ says OB-GYN
Abortion, which intentionally ends the life of an unborn child, is not health care, according to a new publication by Dr. Ingrid Skop, an board-certified OB-GYN with more than 30 years of experience.
Bishops call for mental health, recovery resources amid New Mexico’s public safety crisis
The Catholic bishops of New Mexico have issued a call to bolster mental health and addiction recovery resources, as violent incidents in that state have prompted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to seek urgent legislative reform.
Minn. bishops call on Catholics ‘not to engage in, support or profit from’ recreational marijuana
As Minnesota ramps up its legalized cannabis industry, the state’s bishops have issued a pastoral letter warning of the dangers of marijuana.
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on some transgender interventions for minors
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a state law on June 28 banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender, allowing it to remain in effect.
U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis
The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has “received a lot of traction,” according to one of its leaders.