Profiles in Catholicism
May 29, 202332 min
A Message from the Editor
There were 70,601 fentanyl overdose deaths reported in 2021 in the United Stets. More than a year ago, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. published an Op-Ed in The Daily Advance that more young people are dying from fentanyl than from Covid-19. . Yet we are paying a fraction of the attention to this epidemic than has been paid to the Covid-19 pandemic
Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a form of drug testing technology which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drug samples prior to use. FTS are a reliable, common-sense means of providing people at risk of fentanyl exposure with more information that can decrease risk of overdose. If High Schools and Colleges would perform this test on their students monthly, we could decrease fentanyl deaths significantly through effective counseling. . Those politicians and school and colleges board members who oppose this are morally responsible for many of these deaths Parents need to be more active in demanding monthly tests at schools.
Several religions have covered up child sexual abuse crimes. Covering up child sex abuse crimes can lead to more child sexual abuse crimes. Local, state and national government need to have more effective punishments for child sex abuse crimes as well as their cover-up if we are to significantly reduce these crimes.
A Quote to Remember
“I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.”
by Samuel L. Jackson
Prayers
A prayer to end death from Opioids
“Rock Bottom”
Dear Lord, my skin is blotchy and my complexion pale,
There are sores on my face and I cannot look in the mirror,
My stomach churns, noisily, but food and drink must wait,
As the money dropped by me pays for slowly slowly death.
Dear Lord, last night my head was down, behind a food bin,
Under some steps, cold still, even as Spring turns to Summer,
Behind a supermarket where dogs come and share the scraps
I collect to stay their going and keep me warm amidst rags.
Dear Lord, bread and soup are brought round late, better late,
The day is for begging and, if possible, stealing, but time is
Dribbling away as there is less and less money for more and
More of what I need to needle, when I can, if there is a vein.
Dear Lord, it was so sparkly when it began, taking it once,
With others, at a party, well dressed as we were, still at home,
Hiding it until the clothes tore, the dirtiness grew, the secret
Written in the changes, isolation and growing unspokennesses.
Dear Lord, where are the pushers now, having pushed me to the
Brink, what is next if not the end of broken health and wealth,
The screaming shame and pain of a dripping loss of life, dribbling
Away, shrinking the hope of another day, another “fix” away?
Dear Lord, where are the gangs going, the dealers and wheelers
We do not see, the peddlers who peddle in secret and secure
Untold income from the dying and always, always making more,
More draining the lives of losers, like me, until the last drop?
Dear Lord, you are the “rock” at the bottom, lying as I do on the Stone ground, looking into the eyes of the sky, the startling stars,
Wondering, as I lose a little more consciousness remaining in me,
How to help those who start, to stop, or to stop those even starting.
Oh rock beneath the rubbish, send your Holy Spirit to blow through
The cluttered thoughts, sparking a change impossible to engineer,
As I lie, tied down with myriad little worries, memories, demands
Impossible to satisfy with nowhere else to go, to turn, but to you.
Oh Mother of the Lord, visit this wine-less heap of unhappiness,
Stretching back too long and not enough time left to go on, further,
And plead with your Son, who can turn our strangled sufferings – if
He speak the word of freedom from these pains and chains closing in!
Oh Joseph, too, do not neglect to take and shape my day, long since
Lost to work and rest, that from this bottom of the drain, may light
Draw to me what darkness has kept away and spread the hope of a
Life still to be lived, rising as from a rock on which to stand again!
Oh Lord, let me be as the one who stands again and looks back, Aghast, at the life that was, and take that picture that contrasts today
With yesterday, that this slab of earth on which I lie is not the place
Whereon I die, stretched out both to reach another, different high.
Oh Holy Family, Love’s own home for all, let me but stand again, Hand in hand with your Holy help, steadying me in the company of The Church of sinners clinging to the Spirit’s purgatorial ways, giving
Us the grace to announce to you the gift of love ever newly given you!
by Francis Etheredge, author of the forthcoming, Lord, Do You Mean Me? A father-Catechist! to be published by En Route Books and Media, 2023: https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/doyoumeanme/.
Prayer for Immigrants Who Died Trying to Reach the United States
In your mercy, Lord, receive the souls of those who undertook perilous journeys
to escape hunger or crushing oppression or threats of violence
May they who did not know peace and security in this life
now find in you and with all the angels and saints
a place of peace and happiness,
as the share in the fullness of life with you, their creator and redeemer. Amen
by Father Louis Cameli Profiles in Catholicism
Prayer for the 15 Nigerian children into who died in a boating accident
Dear God, Into your hands we commend the lives of these beautiful children from Sokoto, Nigeria. Receive them in your presence and fill them with your joyous love where there is no tears neither suffering and grant to their families the comfort and healing they need. Amen.
by Margarita Carreon Profiles in Catholicism
Drug Addiction Interviews
General Interviews
Drug Addiction Medical Journal Articles/Commentaries
Reducing Opioid Use for Chronic Pain With a Group-Based Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial
by Harbinder K. Sandhu, D Health Psy. Katie Booth, MSc, Andrea D. Furlan, MD, PhD, et al.; JAMA May 23, 2023
Link to Pain Management
Changes in Waivered Clinicians Prescribing Buprenorphine and Prescription Volume by Patient Limit
by Qian Luo, PhD; Clese E. Erikson, MPA JAMA April 27, 2023
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Patients Who Are Incarcerated: Quandaries of a Hospitalist
by Anna-Maria South, MD, Laura Fanucchi, MD, MPH, and Michelle Lofwall, MD JAMA April 23, 2023
FDA Green-lights First Over-the-counter Naloxone Spray
by Emily Harris JAMA April 5, 2023
Implementing the White House’s Strategic Plan to Save Lives Amid the Opioid Crisis Reaching for the “North Star”
by Michael A. Incze, MD, MSEd; A. Taylor Kelley, MD, MPH, MSc,and Phillip M. Singer, PhD, MHSA JAMA February 6, 2023
A 2023 Agenda for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment in the US
by Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA; Nicholas F. Wright, PhD; and David R. Holtgrave, PhD JAMA February 6, 2023
Fentanyl Drives Startling Increases in Adolescent Overdose Deaths
by Bridget M. Kuehn, MSJ JAMA January 24/31, 2023
Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Taylor A. Ochalek, PhD ; Kirk L. Cumpston, DO ; Brandon K. Wills, DO ; et al JAMA. 2020;324(16):1673-1674
Drug Addiction General Articles/Commentaries
Student facing murder charges after teen overdose deaths at Tennessee high school
by Natalie Neysa Alund USA TODAY
Link to Murdered Children and Teens
The Effectiveness of Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing
by National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
FDA approves first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan
by Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips CNN
Pain and Isolation Are Driving America’s Lockdown Overdose Surge. The pandemic is causing a surge in drug overdoses due to increasing isolation, desperation, and erratic supply.
by Maia Szalavitz Vice News
Denise Gough: ‘I was homeless and a drug addict. It’s a miracle I managed to get to where I am’
by Kirsty Blake Knox Independent.ie
US plans sanctions on fentanyl traffickers
by Steve Holland Reuters
Overdose deaths among seniors soar over past 2 decades, UCLA study finds
by Clyde Hughes UPI
Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Seattle area
by The Associated Press
Holland pretends to shining example of tolerant, enlightened #DrugPolicy
by Dr Teun Voeten LinkedIn
Deadly ‘rainbow fentanyl’ drug targets youth in 18 US states, DEA warns
by The Jerusalem Post
University of Central Arkansas introduces Naloxbox kits to help reverse opioid overdose
by THV11
America’s Fentanyl Crisis Is Getting Worse
by Zachary Pottle Addiction Center
Elderly Couple Caught Trafficking 22 Pounds of Crystal Meth
by Georgiana Jedikovska Zenger News/Newsweek
How Weed Became the New OxyContin .Big Pharma and Big Tobacco are helping market high-potency, psychosis-inducing THC products as your mother’s ‘medical marijuana’
by Leighton Woodhouse Tablet
Catholic in Recovery helps addicts heal through the power of the Faith
by Erin McCole Cupp Our Sunday Visitor
U.S. surpassed a record 100,000 drug overdoses in 2021
by Caitlin O'Kane CBS News
From addiction to ordination: a homeless man's journey to priesthood
by Catholic News Agency
Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination
by Geoff Mulvihill and Claudia Lauer The Associated Press
‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
by Geoff Mulvihill and Jennifert Peltz The Associated Press
Mother of Drug Addicted Son Shares Her Story
by Justin Baksh, LMHC, MCAP. Foundations Wellness Center
Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all.
by USA TODAY
Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
by Katian Dmitrieva and Reade Pickert Bloomberg News/Press Herald
Opioids have killed 600,000 Americans. The Sacklers just got off basically scot-free
by Chris McGreal The Guardian
OxyContin maker's lawyer warns of long, expensive litigation
by Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press/Microsoft News
The opioid crisis: Can spirituality help heal the wounds of addiction?
by John Burger Aleteia
Cardinal Ranjith declares war on drugs in Sri Lanka
by UCA News
Opioid overdose rates rising among African Americans
by Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Opioids claiming lives and affecting many others, say panelists
by Nark Patterson Catholic News Service/The Pilot
To stem opioid crisis, investment coalition pressures supply chain
by Elizabeth Eisenstadt
AP Exclusive: In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
by Claire Galogaro The Associated Press
Addiction in the South African Context
by Pamela Maringa Jesuit Institute South Africa
Brazilian priest serving addicts in São Paulo’s ‘Crackland’ faces threats
by Eduardo Campos Lim Crux
Drug Arrests Still Costing NYC Millions As Residents Beg For Aid, Freedom For City Families by Janet Burns Forbes
Philippine bishop: Duterte’s drug war is ‘illegal, immoral and anti-poor’
by Paul Jeffrey Catholic News Service/Crux
Hitting Bottom
by Dwight Lee Wolter Patheos
The personal stories of the opioid crisis paint a grim picture
by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service/America
Murphy: Fentanyl is killing more young Americans than COVID-19
by CDC
Biden Drug Policy Agenda: NIH Invests in Harm Reduction
by Jen Laws, HIV/HCV Watch
Judge rejects Sackler immunity deal, vacating Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
by Ars Technica
First, Do No Harm: An Argument for a Radical New Paradigm for Treating Addiction
by Jennifer Ouellette Ars Technica
America’s Fentanyl Crisis Is Getting Worse
by Zachary Pottle Addiction Center
"This is a poisoning": Federal government and advocates seek new ways to combat drug overdose crisis
by Lilia Luciano CBS News
Treatment for opioid addiction often brings discrimination
by Geoff Mulvihill and Claudia Lauer The Associated Press
Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all.
by USA TODAY
Priest Sex Trafficked Teen Drug Addicts for Decades: DOJ
by Blake Montgomery Daily Beast
Sisters remain involved in drug harm-reduction efforts, despite moral concerns
by Georgia Perry Global Sisters Report
Q & A with Sr. Lilly Chunkapura on helping addicts to start life anew
by Philip Mathew Global Sisters Report
Falling out. A generation of African American heroin users is dying in the opioid epidemic nobody talks about.
by Peter Jamison The Washington Post
New approaches to the opioid crisis
by NCR Staff
by Abby Goodnough The New York Times
This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That’s Very Rare.
by Abby Goodnough The New York Times
29 sickened at Ohio prison due to fentanyl-heroin mix
by Bethany Bruner The Columbus Dispatch
Abusing prescription drugs
by Rev Kenneth Doyle Crux
Catholics and America’s Changing Face of Drug Addiction
by Joann Frawley Desmond National Catholic Register
Waking Up to an Epidemic
by Jim Kennedy, SJ The Jesuit Post
The Opioid Epidemic: A Catholic Perspective
by CatholicPhilly
America’s opioid crisis has become an “epidemic of epidemics"
by Ella Nilsenel Vox
What’s the Catholic response to the opioid epidemic? Hope in action.
by Lucas Briola America
Ryan’s story: Family hopes their openness about Ryan’s heroin overdose will help others
by Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger
'What Is Your Name?' Looking for Humanity in the Heroin Epidemic
by Laura McKinnis, APNP Health Progress
FDA approves Inivior’s monthly injection to treat opioid addiction
by Max Blau STAT
From addiction to ordination: a homeless man's journey to priesthood
by CNA/EWTN News
Methadone and buprenorphine reduce risk of death after opioid overdose
by National Institutes of Health
Catholic Charities brings together parish liaisons to tackle the opioid crisis
by Elizabeth A. Elliott Catholic Herald
A Second Chance" Overdose Prevention, Naloxone, and Human Rights in the United States
by Human Rights Watch
CHI St. Gabriel’s Health Helps Lead the Way in Battling the Opioid Crisis
by Kevin E Lofton LinkedIn
Pregnancy and Addiction: Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women
by RCM News
Link to Pregnancy and Pregnancy Challenges
Catholic Charities brings together parish liaisons to tackle the opioid crisis
by Elizabeth A. Elliott Catholic Herald
Drug testing will be mandatory for students at Catholic high school
by Ella Torre ABC7
General Articles/Commentaries
Learning the Wrong Lessons from Ukraine
by Andrew J. Bacevich Commonweal
Link to War
Pope Francis gives Ukrainian President a sculpture of an olive branch
by Linda Bordoni Vatican News
Two popes, Roman and Coptic, meet to bolster Middle Eastern Christianity
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Link to Coptic Church
The mysterious saint: Who is the 21st Coptic martyr now recognized by the Vatican?
by Luke Coppen The Pillar
Why has Cardinal Hollerich changed his tune on the ‘synodal way’?
by Luke Coppen The Pillar
The Pope: “Free To Choose Whether To Migrate Or To Stay
by Exaudi
Link to Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants Challenges
Pope: Rabbi Skorka shows that 'faith and human rights are not in conflict'
by Tiziana Campisi Vatican News
Link to Catholic/Jewish Issues and Challenges
Pope says Argentina’s government wanted him behind bars
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Courts uphold Indiana laws requiring proper burial/cremation of aborted babies
by Charles J. Russo The Catholic World Report
Link to Abortion
St. John XXIII's Prophetic Encyclical 'Peace om Earth' Dangerously Ignored
by Tony Magliano Indian Matters
Augustine’s African heritage matters
by Tia Noelle Pratt U.S.Catholic
John Paul II and the Social Doctrine of the Church
by Fernando de la Iglesia Viguiristi SJ La Civiltà Cattolica
US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries
by Eric Tucker The Associated Press
Link to Cybersecurity
How the Murder of a CIA Officer Was Used to Silence the Agency’s Greatest Critic
by James Risen and Thomas Risen The Intercept
Link to Murder
The Question of Vocations: Old and new issues
by Marc Rastoin, SJ La Civilta Cattolica
Link to Religious Vocations
Don’t be couch potatoes!’ Pope Francis urges youth
by Pope Francis Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Link to Youth Challenges and Leadership
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit
by Andrew King The Conversation
Link to Environment and Climate Challenges, Advocacy, and Response
Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’
by Nicole Winfield Religion News Service
Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids
by Michaeleen Doucleff NPR WBEZ Chicago
Link to Social Media, ,Mental Health/Illness and to Loneliness
Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts
by Nicole Winfield Religion New Service
Link to Indigenous People
Embodying Islam: Nadiah Mohajir works to better Muslims’ sexual health and relationships
by Joshua Stanton and Benjamin Spratt Religion News Service
Link to Muslim Leadership and Challenges
Jewish Federations to hold online rally for Evan Gershkovich, Jewish journalist jailed in Russia
by Ron Kampas Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Link to Jewish Leadership and Challenges
With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle
by Elizabeth Karpen Jewish Telegraphic Agency
American, Japanese bishops urge G7 to act on nuclear disarmament
by John Lavenburg Crux
Link to Nuclear Challenges
Tucker Carlson’s racist text message—and the painful confession it contains
by Joe Hoover, S.J. America
Link to Media and to Racial Challenges and Leadership
US bishops oppose GOP-backed ‘Secure the Border Act’
by John Lavenburg Crux
Link to United States Immigration Challenges
Deion Patterson was angry at ‘messed up’ meds before killing one and injuring three others, says mother
by Graeme Massie The Independent
Five Questions for Catholics Dealing with Mental Health Issues
by Austin Kleman, SJ The Jesuit Post
Link to The Jesuits
‘Thou shall not kill’–not even a murderer
by Tony Magliano The Southern Cross
Link to Death Penalty
Women ordained to the diaconate: synodal reflection
by UCA News
Link to Women Challenges and Leadership
How the teen mental health crisis is turning some youth pastors into first responders
by Elizabeth E. Evans Religion News Service
The great papal cover-up
by Rocco Loiacono The Spectator
Link to Catholicism and ChinaT
Minnesota Man Decapitated Girlfriend in Public
by InterNewsGroup
Navajo Catholics upset after Franciscans transfer historic mission to local diocese
by Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola National Catholic Reporter
Link to The Franciscans and to Native Americans
Pope Francis: The devil 'has no chance' against prayer
by Zelda Caldwell Catholic News Agency/The Pilot
Link to Exorcism and Satanism
Historic forgiveness trial yields global impact, reduces anxiety and depression
by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Link to Forgiveness
The dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
by Fr Sean McDonagh Independent Catholic News
Link to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Mental Health for Every Child
by UNICEF
Link to Children Challenges
Idaho mom Lori Vallow found guilty of killing 2 of her kids, conspiring to kill husband's first wife
by The Associated Press and Minyvonne Burke NBC News
Link to Murdered Children and Teens
Vatican to ask Stika for resignation
by The Pillar
Knoxville Catholics deserve an update on Vatican's investigation of Bishop Stika
by National Catholic Reporter
Jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll case
by Maureen Chowdhury, Tori B. Powell and Mike Hayes CNN
Link to Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls and to United States Politics- Part Two
'Vulgar and racist': Mexican ambassador slams GOP senator over comments in hearing.
by Marina Pitofsky USA TODAY
Link to United States Politics- Part Two and to Racial Challenges and Leadership
Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims
by Andrew Feinberg The Independent
Link to Immoral Political Acts
Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: ‘I call them Americans’
by Meg Kinnard The Associated Press
Link to White Supremacy/White Nationalists
Mississippi Rep. Banks charged with felony false tax return
by Emily Magster Pettus The Associated Press
Link to Financial Crimes
Jury Convicts Priest of Sex Trafficking Three Victims in Northern Ohio
by Office of Public Affairs The U.S. Department of Justice
Link to Human Trafficking
Attorney: Illinois Diocese new sexual abuse procedures ‘50 years too late’
by Anthony Ferretti WIFR-TV, Ch. 23
Link to Catholic Sexual Violence Against Minors
The End Jew Hatred Movement is spreading across the country — and sparking controversy
by Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Why is the GOP escalating attacks on trans rights? Experts say the goal is to make sure evangelicals vote
by PBS News Hour
Link to LGBTQ Challenges
Newly published list shows Catholic entities ran 87 US Native American boarding schools
by Dan Stockman National Catholic Reporter
Link to Native Americans
‘Pastor Johnny’ is the head of a family empire that feeds off the SBC
by Maina Mwaura, Jon Bullock and Mark Wingfield Baptist News
Archbishop Coakley: Respond with love to those with gender dysphoria without compromising truth
by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency
Amnesty International: 53% rise of executions in past year
by Francesca Merlo Vatican News
National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on the Killing of Jordan Neely
by National Alliance to End Homelessness
Link to Homeless
Responding to anti-Catholic hatred in a rage-filled culture
by Susan Ciancio The Catholic World Report
Link to Fear, Hate, Prejudice, and Discrimination against Others
Judy Blume is having a moment. Here’s why Jewish women love her work.
by Sarah Rosen Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Link to Jewish Leadership and Challenges
Biden administration to send 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border for expected migrant surge
by Andrew Feinberg The Independent.
Link to United States Immigration Challenges
History of short tenures at South Florida schools follows teacher accused of sex abuse
by WPLG-TV ABC-10
Link to Child and Teen Sexual Abuse General Reports
Philadelphia Archdiocese accused of transferring known abuser to Catholic college
by Kathryn Post National Catholic Reporter
Chicago parish collects 166 weapons in gun buyback event
by CathNews
Meet the father-son journalists from Alabama who won a Pulitzer and changed laws
by NPR WBEZ Chicago
Ex-pol, others allege sex-abuse horrors by Baltimore priests before historic suit
by Jesse O'Nei New York Post
Florida rejects Holocaust education textbooks in clampdown on ‘woke’ instruction
by Andrew Lapin Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Boy Dies Buried in Sand Dune Hole
by InterNewsGroup
McDonald’s Murder/Suicide – Four Dead
by InterNewsGroup
Tennessee’s Governor Calls for Expanding a Gun Dispossession System Already Failing Domestic Violence Victims
by Paige Pfleger WPLN/Nashville Public Radio/ProPublica
Link to Domestic Violence
A Beautiful Burdon: The Story of a Kidney Recipient Transplant
by Anna Vollema, MA CBHD
Link to Organ Transplantation
Bagpipes, cymbals, and Marian hymns: Catholics make reparation outside ‘SatanCon’ in Boston
by Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Mary and True Humanity
by John M. Grondelski The Catholic Thing
Link to Mariology
Conjoined Twin Sisters Who Share Pelvis on What It's Like With One of Them Having a Boyfriend
by Joe Price Yahoo
9 injured by gunfire at teen party in South Carolina park
by Cara Tabachnick USA Today/Flipboard
Link to Gun Violence
Former St. John Vianney school nurse charged with sex crimes against underage student
by Nassim Benchaabane St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Link to Child and Teen Sexual Abuse General Reports
UMC bishops request 2026 General Conference as hundreds more churches disaffiliate
by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service
Abusive orphanages and forced adoption: delving into past child welfare practices that haunt the present
by Shurlee Swain The Conversation
Film and TV writers go on strike, bringing production on many shows to a halt
by Chris Isadore and Juliana Liu CNN
Adidas shareholders launch class action lawsuit over Kanye West brand Yeezy
by Sian Cain The Guardian
Hitler birthday celebration, other antisemitism reported near University of California, Santa Cruz
by Chris Hage KSBW 8
Seven people including missing girls Brittany Brewer and Ivy Webster found dead in Oklahoma house
by The Independent
Four Proud Boys members found guilty of seditious conspiracy
by Hannah Rabinowitz CNN
Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
The Satanic Temple: Think you know about Satanists? Maybe you don't
by Rebecca Seales BBC News\
“People are that brainwashed”: Texas Teacher Under Fire for Teaching Students Constitutional Rights, The Pledge of Allegiance, and Harry Potter
by Milla BuzzLoving
‘They are all still at large’: Clergy abuse survivors call for suspensions, release of names after investigative articles
by Liz Bowie, Dylan Segelbaum, Jessica Calefati and Tim Prudente The Baltimore Banner
The RFK Jr. Tapes
by David Samuels Tablet
Link to United States Politics- Part Two
Wall Street Journal Hits Republicans With The Harsh Truth About Donald Trump
by Lee Moran Yahoo
Ex-governor candidate pleads guilty to child porn charges
by David Sh The Associated Press
Link to Pornography Challenges
Ron DeSantis Bill Against Chinese Citizens in Florida Sparks Outrage
by James Dickerton Newsweek
Link to Racial Challenges and Leadership
Can dairy cows help fight climate change? The answer may surprise some
by Melissa Karns Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy/USA Toda
Documents point to pastor’s alleged sex acts with children
by David Royer and Jordan James WREG
U.S. Catholic women leaders praise pope for allowing laypeople votes in the synod
by John Lavenburg Crux
Neighbor shoots 14-year-old as kids play hide and seek outside, Louisiana cops say
by Tanasia Kenney Biloxi Sun Herald/Yahoo News
Jersey report highlights assisted suicide concerns
by Independent Catholic News
Link to Assisted Suicide
Yeshiva University is left in mourning after a beloved gay alum dies by suicide
by Jacob Henry Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Link to Suicide
This Neo-Nazi Gets Paid to Groom Children. Who’s Supporting This?
by Tim Dickerson Rolling Stone
Link to Neo-Nazis
UMC top court rules disaffiliating clergy don’t automatically lose credentials
by Emily McFarlan Miller Religion News Service
State Department forced Muslim security guard to shave beard, lawsuit claims
by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Light shines brighter in the darkness, says evangelization expert Curtis Martin
by Father Patrick Briscoe Our Sunday Visitor
Link to Evangelization
Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says
by Lindsay Whitenhurst and Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press
Link to Prison Challenges
USCSAHT Announces Human Trafficking Teen Video Contest Winners
by Sisters Against Trafficking.
Four Teens Charged With Murder of Police Officer
by InterNewsGroup
Link to Murdered Police Officers
An Asian-Jewish superhero fights the 1970s Chinese mob in comic book debut
by Julian Voloj The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The fascinating, tragic story of Fr. William Roach and the Texas City disaster
by Kevin Schmiesing The Catholic World Report
8 dead, 10 injured after driver slams SUV into crowd near migrant center in Brownsville, Texas
by John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz USA TODAY
Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing
by Natasha Lennard, The Intercept
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for January 6 sedition
by Alex Woodward The Independent
Link to Domestic Terrorism/Insurrection/Sedition
New Barbie seen as affirmation of children with Down syndrome even while abortion claims more of them
by Kimberley Heatherington Our Sunday Visitor
Link to Down Syndrome
‘It’s an old-boy network’: Survivors feel disgust, vindication after Sun names church officials in abuse cover-ups
by Jean Marbella, Alex Mann and Lee O. Sanderlin Baltimore Sun
When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence
by Fred Clasen-Kelly Kaiser Health/NPR WBEZ Chicago
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general
by Amanda Seitz The Associated Press
8 killed and 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting. The gunman is also dead
by John Miller, Ashley Killough and Andy Rose CNN
Your favorite Montana-based TikTokers are saying goodbye: The state has become the first to ban TikTok. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill yesterday, and the law will go into effect in January.
by Ayana Archie NPR WBEZ Chicago
Link to Social Media
Lawyers must pursue Baptist predators and enablers
by David Clohessy Baptist News Global
Link to Protestant Sexual Violence Against Minors
$2.3B awarded in sex abuse lawsuit that named Mormon church
by The Associated Press
Link to Mormon Sexual Violence Against Minors
New bishop for Northern Ontario: Morris Fiddler consecrated after years-long delay
by Matthew Puddister Anglican Journal
Seven Suggestions for Supporting Loved Ones Enduring Chronic Illness
by Mary Shannon Profiles in Catholicism
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive declines in large trial, drugmaker Eli Lilly says
by Meg Tirrell CNN
Link to Alzheimer’s disease
Ethical Concerns for Amnioinfusions to Treat Early-Onset Anhydramnios
by Omri David Soffer, MD, Teri J. Mauch, MD, PhD, and Melissa A. Muff-Luett, MD JAMA May 19, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Threats, and Diagnostic Advances—Highlights From ECCMID, Europe’s Largest Infectious Disease Conference
by Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ JAMA May 3, 2023
Link to Artificial Intelligence
Autism Prevalence Has Been on the Rise in the US for Decades—And That’s Progress
by Emily Harris JAMA May 3, 2023
Link to Autism
Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women in the Veterans Affairs Health System, 2000-2022
by Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD, Amanda De Hoedt, MS, Christi Butler, MD, et al. JAMA April 29, 2023
Link to Cancer
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest
by Asger Granfeldt, MD, PhD, DMSc, Mathias J. Holmberg, MD, PhD, MPH, and Lars W. Andersen, MD, MPH, PhD, DMSc JAMA April 25, 2023
Link to Cardiovascular Disease
WHO says Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency
by Jamie Gumbrecht, Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips CNN
Link to COVID-19
Opportunities for Improved Dengue Control in the US Territories
by Alfonso C. Hernandez-Romieu, MD, MPH, Laura E. Adams, DVM, MPH, and Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD, MSc, PhD JAMA May 16. 2023
Link to Dengue
The Politics of Informed Consent and the Limits of the First Amendment
by Nadia N. Sawicki, JD, MBioeth JAMA April 17, 2024
Link to Ethics and Ethical Challenges in Healthcare
Underrepresented: HIV Prevalence Among Transgender Men
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Short-term Adverse Events Following Immunization With Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) Vaccine for Mpox
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What Is Narcolepsy?
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Large Study Links Industrial Solvent in Drinking Water to Parkinson Disease Risk in Camp Lejeune Veterans
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Prednisone vs Placebo and Live Birth in Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Excess Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among the Black Population in the US, 1999-2020
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As Laws Restricting Health Care Surge, Some US Physicians Choose Between Fight or Flight
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The Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Patients With Severe Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
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Ziritaxestat, a Novel Autotaxin Inhibitor, and Lung Function in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The ISABELA 1 and 2 Randomized Clinical Trials
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National Trends in Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Youth, 2011-2020
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Victim-Blaming is a Repetitive Defense Deployed by Perpetrators Accused of Abuse
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Bolivian Catholic priest accused of abusing seminary students
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Bolivian Jesuits apologize for alleged abuse by late priest
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French Catholic priests forced to wear QR codes for sex offender status
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French Church names another retired bishop suspected of abuse
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ZdK demands establishment of structures to deal with abuses in Catholic church
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Sexual abusers are disgusting ‘enemies’ but still should be loved, pope says
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Last Generation climate change activists to stand trial at the Vatican
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Pope tells safeguarding body not to be discouraged amid setbacks
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Caritas Internationalis elects Archbishop Kikuchi as new president
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Polish Responsibility for the Holocaust Was Not Minor
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Pope mourns victims of senseless mass shootings in Serbia
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Kyrgyz police fine Slovak nuns for reading at Mass
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The Church’s silence is shameful. They knew about the abuse for decades’
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Prelate apologizes for Malta’s mistreatment of Indian minority
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Impersonation scammers take £20k from pensioners in Northern Ireland
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Church was “naive” over child sex abuse, says Polish bishop after report indicates 1,000 victims
by Daniel Tilles Notes from Poland
Poland’s Catholic church launches campaign on how to report sex abuse
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Switzerland to erect first national memorial honoring Nazi victims
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Developments In The Practice Of Physician-Assisted Death Since Its Legalization In The Netherlands
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UK Supreme Court: Jehovah’s Witnesses Not Responsible for Rape Committed by a (then) Elder in a Non-Institutional Setting
by Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter Center for Studies on New Religions
Matt Redman & Others Commend Survivors Speaking Out in UK Church Abuse Scandal
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Conservative Anglican leaders denounce Archbishop of Canterbury
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Filipino priest pressures banks to stop fossil fuel financing
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EU Parliament criticized for displaying ‘vulgar’ depictions of Jesus and apostles
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One dead, seven injured in stabbing outside Cornwall nightclub
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Sting blasts government’s lack of ‘decency’ as he backs Afghan war hero
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London Marathon 2023– A Fitting Farewell
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Archbishop of Canterbury on Illegal Migration Bill
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Bishop of Oxford admits errors in Church of England child sex abuse
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Guardian apologises to Richard Sharp and Jewish community over ‘antisemitic’ cartoon
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First British baby with DNA from three people is born after IVF procedure
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Church insurer facing challenges due to abuse claims
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Child sexual abuse survivor says $1.4m settlement gives him strength to fight for other victim-survivors
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Reasonable doubt’ Catholic brother abused student
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Vietnamese priest rides in to bring new life to bush parish
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Opinion: Hillsong Copies Televangelists’ Defense Strategy
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Clash erupts among Vatican officials over sexual morality
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African prelate says war, migration and trafficking drive statelessness
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Church, state join forces in Cameroon in fight against hate speech
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Congo bishops lament floods, cite environmental destruction
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Ethiopan Cardinal calls for justice and peace for his people
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Humanitarian aid to Tigray suspended, more than 500 schools remain closed
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Ghana- Mission Kumasi: meeting point of religion, royalty and diplomacy
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Pastor Paul Mackenzie: What did the starvation cult leader preach?
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Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria
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Hundreds kidnapped from Nigerian villages as violence intensifies
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Bishop of new Nigerian diocese urged to make peace amid ethnic conflict
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Nigerian bishop pushes workers rights on May Day
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New discoveries of genocide victims Rwanda’s ‘sad reality,’ priest says
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Rwandan priest defrocked, but not for alleged genocide role
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Pope Francis praying for flood victims in Rwanda
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Deadly Rwandan floods linked to climate change
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Hunger fears stalk Sudan as fighting continues
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Rugby’s governing body ruled that South Africa’s exclusion of Israel was not discrimination. The Israeli team is skeptical.
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Faith comforts family of Indian Catholic killed by stray bullet in Sudan
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UN: Over half of Sudan’s population requires humanitarian aid
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Sudan bloody war shows UAE is an agent of chaos and instability
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Sudan: As fighting erupts priests stay with their flocks
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Armed U.S. drones, Navy ship help evacuate American citizens in war-torn Sudan
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Sudan crisis: Family stuck at Egypt border as drivers demand $40,000 to cross
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Tunisia’s Jewish pilgrimage and Tuesday’s shooting, explained
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Uganda: Panyangara Silver Jubilee Celebration Day
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The football club that revived a city
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China upholds jail term for poet linked to Falun Gong cult
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Schoolboy in Tokyo stabbed in chest, suspect arrested
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Christian CND: Reflections from Hiroshima
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Bishop of Hong Kong: ‘Bridge church’ challenged to connect diverse parts
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Survivors struggle as Cyclone Mocha pummels Myanmar, Bangladesh
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75 years later, Missionaries of Charity acquire Mother Teresa’s first house
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Hindu girl hacked to death for refusing Muslim man in Bangladesh
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Manipur violence portends fires in India’s tribal belt
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Indian Church leaders discuss rising attacks with PM Modi
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Indian Catholics say harassment of orphanage driven by politics, land dispute
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Indian Archbishop ‘concerned’ over persecution of Christians amid Manipur clash
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Indian religious urge bishops to push back against anti-Christian violence
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Vatican directs Indian Church to settle dispute
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Manipur Archbishop: 'Fear, uncertainty' following ethnic clashes in Indian state
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Harassment continues against Indian Christians
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Indian Church leaders appeal for peace in strife-torn state
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Children Of Abuse: Celibacy And Sex Scandals In The Catholic Church
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LGBTQI+ comes to Sri Lanka
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Two killed during shooting at Catholic girls school in Pakistan
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Pakistan: Two Christian teenagers jailed for blasphemy
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7 Buddhist monks accused of embezzling more than $5.3 million donated to temple in Thailand
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Israel and Islamic Jihad agree ceasefire after days of violence
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