Articles on this issue "psychology"

Aide Warns of Christians Falling Into "a Schizophrenic Way"

Aggressive Secularism Targeting the Faith, Says Pontifical Council Official

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In an age when religion is increasingly marginalized, many Christians with duties in public life "end up by living in a schizophrenic way," warns a Vatican aide. Guzmán Carriquiry, …

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Cardinal Danneels Offers Antidote to Depression and Despair

In Commentary for Launching of Evangelization Agency

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There is no therapy like prayer, for those living in a depressing and desperate society, says Cardinal Godfried Danneels. The archbishop of Malines-Brussels and president of the Belgian …

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Trauma Relief for the Suffering Solomons

Church-Funded Project Offers Psychology in the South Pacific

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Caritas-Australia and the Honiara Archdiocese are funding a program to train people in psychology to help those traumatized in the violence-racked Solomon Islands. Two years of ethnic …

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Mentally Handicapped Have Need to Love, Says John Paul II

Urges Educational Support for Them

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John Paul II says the mentally handicapped have the same need for love proper to every man and woman, and he calls for "continuous and discreet educational support" for them. The Pope …

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A Suicide Crisis

Vatican Conference Addresses Depression

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Below is a summary of the address given by Dr. Bengt Safsten of Department of Internal Medicine at University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden, at a recent international conference on the theme of …

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Relativist Society Fuels Depression

Conclusions of Vatican Congress on this Illness

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Relativism’s negligence of objective moral principles is a primary cause of widespread depression and must be countered with fundamental religious and ethical values say participants of …

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India's Cardinal Dias on Depression and Christian Faith

Address at International Conference at Vatican

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Here is a summary of an address given by Cardinal Ivan Dias of Bombay, India, at the recent international conference on depression, held at the Vatican. The Pontifical Council for Health Care …

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Italy Mourns; a Look at Depression

Cardinal McCarrick Extends Condolences

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By Delia Gallagher Italy was in mourning this week for the 19 young peacekeepers killed in a suicide bombing in Iraq on Nov. 12. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the precise moment when the state …

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Consumerism Exacerbates the Spread of Depression, Says Pope

Addresses Congress Held in the Vatican on This Illness

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The spread of depression today is a worrying phenomenon induced in part by society, John Paul II says. The Pope encouraged those suffering from this illness to develop their spiritual life in …

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Bible Has an Answer for Depression, Says Cardinal

International Congress Opens in Vatican

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An international conference noted that the Bible addresses the problem of mental depression -- even offers an answer to it. In his opening address today at the Vatican conference on …

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Mental Depression to Be Focus of Conference at Vatican

Seeking an Answer That Goes Beyond Medicines

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A three-day Vatican conference starting Thursday will focus on mental depression, a problem that plagues 340 million people and can lead to suicide. The conference organized by the Pontifical …

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Michael D. O'Brien on the Role of Catholic Writers in Restoring Culture (Part 2)

Novelist Stresses Integration of Mind, Heart, Body and Spirit in Artists

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Christian artists need to rediscover humility and proper proportion in order to invigorate body and soul -- and do their part in reviving culture. So says Michael D. O'Brien, a painter and …

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Father Cantalamessa's Good Friday Homily

In St. Peter's, Papal Household Preacher Speaks of Peace

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Here is a translation of the homily that the Papal Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, delivered in the presence of John Paul II, during the Good Friday celebration of …

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Psychiatrists Lament the Commercialization of Antidepressants

But Also Highlight Their Need in Restricted Cases

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The service offered by psychiatry cannot be limited to the prescribing of drugs, according to specialists at a gathering here. At a meeting on Bioethics and Psychiatry, organized by the Regina …

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Medical Center Offers a Glimmer of Hope in War-torn Congo

Psychotherapy Is Part of Work at Mater Misericordiae

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For four years a specialized center has been offering medical care and psychotherapy to victims of the Congolese war, hoping to bring them back to a normal life. The Mater Misericordiae …

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