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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
(OSV News) -- Limited access to mental health care, rising substance use disorders and increasing income inequality are three likely reasons that young women and mothers are reporting declining mental health. But another reason for worsening mental health struggles that's widely cited by studies and mental health experts alike is the growing, societal-wide social isolation.
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detroitcatholic.com | Daniel P. Meloy |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
Congregation of the Holy Spirit, which has served Old St. Mary's since 1893, celebrates final Mass at downtown parish on June 29DETROIT — For most of St. Mary Parish’s 191-year history in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood, it has been served by the Holy Ghost Fathers.
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detroitcatholic.com | Kate Scanlon |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
WASHINGTON (OSV News) ─ The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 26 that there is not a private right to bring a lawsuit challenging South Carolina's decision to end Planned Parenthood's participation in the state's Medicaid program. The ruling will likely allow other states to remove Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs. Federal law generally prohibits the use of Medicaid funds for abortion.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
(OSV News) -- A ceasefire between Israel and Iran is bringing a measure of relief to the Holy Land, but Catholic humanitarians there told OSV News that real and lasting peace must ultimately be achieved. Recent strikes exchanged by Israel and Iran, accompanied by June 21 U.S. attacks on three Iranian nuclear facilities, sparked fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ Too often, in the name of security, war is waged against the poor, Pope Leo XIV said. The Holy Year instead indicates that safety is found in the culture of encounter, he said. The Jubilee "asks of us the restitution and redistribution of unjustly accumulated wealth, as the way to personal and civil reconciliation."The pope made his comments during a meeting marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking June 26.
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detroitcatholic.com | Kate Scanlon |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
WASHINGTON (OSV News) ─ A provision in a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for the next 10 years. AI is an issue Pope Leo XIV has raised concerns about in the early days of his papacy.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ Pope Leo XIV called on everyone to root out false narratives being used to fuel today's wars, conflict and violence. "People must not die because of fake news," he told participants in the plenary assembly of ROACO, a Vatican coalition of Catholic charities.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Leo XIV condemned the suicide bombing at a Damascus church, calling it "a cowardly terrorist attack" as he appealed to the international community not to give up on Syria. He also called for dialogue, diplomacy and peace for the whole Middle East, quoting from the prophet Isaiah, "One nation will no longer raise its sword against another nation.
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detroitcatholic.com | Katie Jones |Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
FINKSBURG, Md. (OSV News) ─ Walking under sunny skies with low humidity, a group of 15 pilgrims was ahead of schedule June 20 when they walked into the parking lot of the Finksburg Branch of Carroll County Public Library a little before 9:30 a.m.Instead of enjoying lunch as originally planned, the group paused to have snacks, use the restrooms and say a prayer before setting out again toward their final destination: the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg.
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detroitcatholic.com | Charles Fox |Greg Erlandson
VATICAN CITY (CNS) ─ A bishop is a man of deep faith who is filled with hope and stays close to his people, Pope Leo XIV said. He is "not offering easy solutions," but rather, he is helping his flock be a community that strives "to live the Gospel in simplicity and solidarity," he said in a reflection with bishops celebrating the Jubilee of Bishops June 25. The heart of a bishop "is open and welcoming, and so is his home," he said.
