Health Care

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.

A group of Catholic medical professionals is hailing recent remarks by U.S. plastic surgeons questioning surgical interventions for teens experiencing gender dysphoria.

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.

As Minnesota ramps up its legalized cannabis industry, the state’s bishops have issued a pastoral letter warning of the dangers of marijuana.

A federal judge June 11 struck down key portions of a Florida law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.