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Priest in Austria arrested for producing crystal meth in church rectory

July 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The coat of arms of Austria and Vienna on the Albertine choir roof of St. Stephen’s Cathedral. / Credit: Bwag via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

CNA Newsroom, Jul 30, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A Catholic priest in Austria has confessed to producing crys… […]

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Denver archbishop: Why I wrote a pastoral letter on marijuana

December 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 1, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
In a Nov. 28  interview with “What We Need Now,” the Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver explained what motivated h… […]

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Catholics and pot: Denver archbishop speaks out against marijuana use, U.S. drug culture

November 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Nov 10, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver on Friday released a pastoral letter on the Church’s teaching on recreational drugs, with a particular focus on marijuana, aimi… […]

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‘Cannabis Studies’ program at St. Joseph’s University a ‘scandal,’ theologian says

March 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Boston, Mass., Mar 10, 2023 / 09:45 am (CNA).
The Jesuit Catholic St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia is now offering four certificates in “cannabis studies,” and one theologian is … […]

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Opinion: The links between cannabis and psychosis can no longer be ignored

November 9, 2022 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 19

Jared Staudt’s recent essay “Consuming true medicine: Why Catholics should oppose legalizing marijuana” suggested that the use of certain intoxicants—in this case cannabis—does not typically help users grapple with reality; instead, it enables them to […]

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Consuming true medicine: Why Catholics should oppose legalizing marijuana

October 27, 2022 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 49

Within this multiyear Eucharistic Revival, we should not only foster devotion to the sacrament we recognize as the source and summit of our faith, but we must also remove the obstacles that keep us from […]

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Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in five states. What should Catholics think?

October 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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St. Louis, Mo., Oct 11, 2022 / 10:05 am (CNA).
On Nov. 8 voters in five states — Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota — will decide on whether to legalize recreational marijuana use. Catholic bis… […]

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Faith is key in overcoming drug addiction, say former drug users

June 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 30, 2021 / 18:31 pm (CNA).
Young people from the San José Hogar de Cristo (Saint Joseph Home of Christ) in metropolitan Buenos Aires, Argentina highlighted the importance of faith in the fight against drugs, and en… […]

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Marijuana: A wolf in sheep’s clothing

April 1, 2019 Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. 37

While lawmakers are moving to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in many states, psychological science is demonstrating its serious risks to the mental health of youth and adults. The use of marijuana has been […]

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Addiction and the exploitation of intemperance

June 8, 2017 Russell Shaw 1

It would be too simple to say that temperance is the sole solution to America’s multifaceted crisis of addiction, but it’s entirely realistic to think there will be no solution that leaves out temperance. In […]

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