Haiti’s history is marked by tragedy—natural disasters and human suffering—but a new Catholic hospital is bringing hope and healing to rural community.
Health and Wellness
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Queens of Chavara: Carmelite sisters at ground zero of India’s AIDS epidemic
“Yes, some are H.I.V.-positive, but what is that?” asks Sister Agie. “They are precious children; they have their whole life before them.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Malnutrition in Venezuela is now a crisis
With soaring food prices and a free-falling economy, child malnutrition in Venezuela has crossed the threshold of a humanitarian crisis.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis embraces those with Huntington’s Disease to end devastating stigma
One by one, Francis blessed and greeted each of the family members and their caregivers who traveled from around the world for the audience.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I thought Good Catholics didn’t need therapy. Then I went.
I was Catholic. You pray, you receive the sacraments, you imitate the saints. What more guidance do you need?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Do Catholics talk enough about postpartum depression?
This week Tim Reidy sat in for Matt Malone, S.J., alongside his co-host Kerry Weber. The podcast opens with a discussion about Girl Scouts and their relationship with the Catholic Church following the decision by the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan., to cut ties with the organization. Eloise Blondiau joined the conversation to give her […]
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
Parishes could do more to support people with depression and anxiety, say America readers
A significant obstacle for Catholics with depression and/or anxiety was the dangerous—and wrongful—interpretation of these conditions as spiritual failures.
Posted inFaith, Video
From a Wall Street career to postpartum depression: a mother recovers
Jena Booher had a high-powered Wall Street career before suffering from postpartum depression. Now she’s committed her life to helping mothers through similar experiences.
Posted inFaith, Features
The church doesn’t talk enough about postpartum depression. These Catholic women are changing that.
For Catholic women experiencing postpartum depression and anxiety, faith and faith communities can be a lifeline—but also a potential source of guilt, shame or frustration.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
What ’13 Reasons Why’ gets wrong about suicide
This is not TV viewing for the faint of heart or any other parts of the soul for that matter.