
Eyewitness to Livestreamed Priest Attack: Mental-Health Crisis Demands Action
About 400 people, including Spokane’s bishop, were praying a novena to Our Lady when a disturbed man charged the altar.
About 400 people, including Spokane’s bishop, were praying a novena to Our Lady when a disturbed man charged the altar.
The Pope connected his message to the upcoming 2025 Jubilee and referenced Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who could be declared a saint next year.
Beginning Thursday, the feast of St. Dymphna, the U.S. bishops invite Catholics to join a nine-day novena for mental health, praying for those affected by mental illness.
The novena will conclude on Oct. 18, the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, the patron saint of health care.
‘Hope is a virtue, and we have to rely on that,’ says Phoenix Bishop John Dolan. ‘But we can’t do it alone.’
Nearly 1 in 10 men experience some form of depression and anxiety, but fewer than half seek treatment, according to the Anxiety and Depression Society of America
The urgency of the diocese’s initiative is underscored by rising suicide rates.
COMMENTARY: The social changes in the past 30 years have not actually improved the mental health of the people who were supposed to be helped.
Along with reception of the sacraments and nourishment of the soul, mental health resources that strengthen emotional, psychological and social supports can truly benefit Catholics who are suffering.
Nebraska bishop shared his reflections on mental health and Christ in a May 16 pastoral letter in which he emphasized the importance of support from his friends, family, medical professionals — and his golden retriever, Stella.
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