pastoral care

In the decade since Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging document on pastoral care for the family, the Catholic Church in the U.S. has leaned into ministries that address often hidden suffering, including infertility, child loss and domestic violence.

The assumption of one parish, meeting at one church, served by one pastor simply doesn’t exist for the roughly 50 priests in parochial assignments in the diocese.

Father Luke has served the spiritual needs of his fellow troops in several precarious situations, including his posting to forward operating bases in Afghanistan.

The vote for the English version was 196-8 with two abstentions. The vote for the Spanish counterpart, “Ministerio Laico a Los Enfermos,” was 196-8 with two abstentions.

Titled “Creating Caring Communities — Foundations for Befriender Ministry,” the four-day online workshops provide training in active, nonjudgmental listening.

In an interview that aired in the United States July 11 on Univision, the Spanish-language network, the pope was asked his opinion about President Biden’s continuing support for abortion.

Dementia is a generic term for the impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.

While there is no doubt that Pope Francis said civil laws should protect the rights of gay couples, some mystery shrouds the context in which he said it and the way it is used in a new film.