Gudziak: US still ‘in the thick of things’ regarding mental health, but church can foster healing June 9, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News In the wake of Mental Health Awareness Month, the U.S. is still “in the thick of things” and “will be for a long time” in addressing mental well-being, a leader of the U.S. bishops’ mental health initiative told OSV News.
Bill making contraception a federal right fails to advance in Senate June 7, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, U.S. Congress, World News Legislation to protect access to contraception nationwide failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on June 5 in an expected outcome.
Catholic group amends HHS lawsuit after final rule issued on health care and gender identity June 7, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, World News The release of a final rule for a federal regulation governing health care and gender identity has prompted the Catholic Benefits Association to amend its ongoing lawsuit against the Biden administration challenging the policy.
Lawmakers spar over women’s health care in Senate hearing on state abortion laws June 5, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The Senate June 4 held a hearing on the impact of post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, with lawmakers alternately criticizing or defending them with respect to women’s health care concerns.
Question Corner: What is church teaching on yoga and reiki? June 5, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Question Corner Catholics should not practice or receive reiki, because it would be inappropriate, if not spiritually dangerous, for a Catholic to seek out purely supernatural healing apart from Christian prayer or the sacraments.
Dr. Robert Redfield warns against ‘scientific arrogance,’ calls for increased biosecurity June 3, 2024By Lisa Harlow Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The coronavirus pandemic was just a dress rehearsal. Something bigger is coming, according to the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It’s not a question of if; it’s a question of when,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, a parishioner of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland who led the CDC from 2018 to 2021 and now is a disease and internal medicine physician at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson.
Christ offers ‘future with hope’ amid mental illness, writes bishop after bout with depression May 27, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News Now, after experiencing “the depths of darkness,” Bishop Conley said he has emerged with “joy and an even deeper love for our Lord” — and he has written a new pastoral letter to help others struggling with mental illness do the same.
U.S. bishops sue EEOC over regulation adding abortion to pregnant worker protections May 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Health Care, News, Respect Life, World News The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference, alongside other Catholic groups, filed suit May 22 against a federal agency for including abortion in regulations implementing a law meant to add workplace protections for pregnant workers.
New York upholds abortion coverage mandate; Albany Diocese to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court May 22, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News The Diocese of Albany, N.Y., said May 21 it planned to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after New York’s highest court ruled the Empire State can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover what it called medically necessary abortions.
Those with mental illness, their families should not suffer alone, bishop says at special Mass May 17, 2024By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News The Mass at the center’s St. Francis Deaf Catholic Church was celebrated in conjunction with May as Mental Health Awareness Month. It also came ahead of the May 15 feast day of St. Dymphna, a 17th-century Irish teen saint who is the patron saint of people experiencing mental health challenges and nervous or emotional distress.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s wellness retreat shines a light on mental health May 16, 2024By Katie V. Jones Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News In addressing more than 200 people at the St. Dymphna Mental Wellness Retreat at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg May 15, Deacon Ed Shoener pointed out that St. Elizabeth Ann Seton faced her own challenges dealing with the inevitable stresses of life.
Cyberattack on largest U.S. Catholic health care system part of rising criminal trend May 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, World News The nation’s largest Catholic health care system reported it experienced what it called a “cybersecurity incident” May 8, resulting in “a disruption to clinical operations.” The cyberattack is part of a rising and dangerous criminal trend targeting the entire health care sector.
