Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Dec 03, 2025 22:58

Church leaders have launched a nationwide mental-health ministry meant to weave professional care into the fabric of pastoral life. Photo: Getty Images

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Archaeologists Confirm Gospel Accounts by Discovering a Garden Beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Chapter 19 of the Gospel of John contains details not found in other Gospels: «Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb where no one had ever been laid» (John 19:41). John’s description coincides with the discoveries.

Dec 03, 2025 08:22

Rafael Llanes

Pope Leo XIV appears in a scene from Chris Pratt’s new movie about St. Peter

Pratt described the opportunity to work with the Pope and the Vatican as an extraordinary honor, expressing gratitude for the trust and access granted to the production. He said St. Peter’s story remains fundamental to Christian faith and that he was grateful to help bring the apostle’s legacy to the screen.

Leo XIV’s Health: What Is Known and Said at the Vatican Regarding the Pope’s Health and the Initial Consequences of His Hospital Admission.

The pulmonary growth was discovered following tests performed at the Gemelli-Isola facility, initially intended to investigate what was considered a possible inflammation. According to information provided by the Vatican, the check-up was not prompted by a specific health issue but was a routine medical examination.

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Faced with rising suicide rates among nuns and priests, the Catholic Church in India launches a ministry of healing and mental health

Excommunication for traditionalist clergyman “ordained bishop” in the US without the Pope’s authorization

Nun reveals details of Pope Francis’ will: he left money to buy ambulances for Ukraine

Pope Francis’ popemobile converted into an ambulance receives permission to enter Gaza

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

US Democrats and Republicans Approve Resolution Condemning Evils of Socialism

From the revocation of anathema in Nicaea, 17 centuries after the first Ecumenical Synod

Archaeologists Confirm Gospel Accounts by Discovering a Garden Beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre