The blue pinwheel is a national symbol for child abuse prevention.
Pinwheels on display represent children’s innocence, safe childhood they deserve
Papal farm, gardens will be home to new center promoting sustainability
An initiative, called the “Borgo Laudato Si'” project, will have “the beauty of the Villa Barberini gardens and the papal villas as the natural setting for developing a center for education in integral ecology, open to all people of goodwill.”
Church leaders urged to be trailblazers in addressing systemic racism
Church leaders can be champions in helping society at large confront systemic racism in the systems of criminal justice, education, housing, health care, seminaries and parishes, but most importantly, they can help people understand what white privilege is and how it impacts society.
Parishes, communities connect to spread mental health awareness
BBE parishes small group named, “BBE Neighbors in Christ,” is part of the initiative to serve the community by coordinating community-wide education nights featuring local experts on the topics of mental health, addiction, and depression and anxiety as part of their ministry.
Wounded healers: Members of mental health support group strive to help others
The Catholic Church has a rich tradition that encourages us to respect and reach out to people with mental health conditions.
What can churches do to support those affected by mental illness?
There are many misconceptions about mental health and the Catholic church can dispel some of those myths as well as offer a pastoral response.
‘State of Women’ panel proposes solutions to sex, labor trafficking
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Evelyn Chumbow was 9 years old when she was trafficked from Cameroon and enslaved in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital. […]