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Activists sue Canada to expand euthanasia law to cover those with mental illness

August 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 22, 2024 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
A Canadian non-profit filed a legal challenge against the federal government, calling for an expansion of the country’s euthanasia program to allow physicia… […]

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Nebraska bishop shares mental illness story, offers message of hope 

May 17, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln credits the support of friends, family, medical professionals, and his golden retriever, Stella, with his recovery from mental illness. / Courtesy: Dennis Kellog

CNA Staff, May 17, 2024 / 17:14 pm (… […]

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Catholic Church responds to mental health crisis across the U.S. and globally

May 15, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

“Woman of the Well” paintings by Glenda Stevens are being distributed to each of the 15 deaneries in the Archdiocese of Phoenix. / Credit: Brett Meister/Archdiocese of Phoenix

CNA Staff, May 15, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
The percentage of U.S. adu… […]

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‘Christ wants to be with us’: how Catholic ministries are responding to the mental health crisis

April 13, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Apr 13, 2024 / 07:30 am (CNA).
In October 2023, the U.S. bishops announced the launch of a mental health initiative to address the high rates of anxiety and depression, especially in y… […]

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New Jersey sheriff’s funeral Mass shows Church’s development of approach to suicide

February 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The funeral of Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik on Jan. 31, 2024, outside the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Jai Agnish

CNA Staff, Feb 6, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The tr… […]

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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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Assisted suicide for the mentally ill comes to Canada

November 1, 2022 Susan Ciancio 19

A disturbing headline about Canadian assisted suicide laws regarding the mentally ill caught my attention recently. As I read the article, the first line chilled me: “Medical assistance in dying (MAID) has been available in […]

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Sitting In his right mind: On being healed from the power of mental Illness

May 16, 2022 Rob Marco 17

I was what you would call “drifting” at the time my father was taken to a psychiatric facility; I had quit my job working in a restaurant and had caught a bus from Philadelphia to […]

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