The U.S. bishops approved the Order for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb for use in the dioceses of the United States with a 223-1 vote November 11, at their General Assembly in Baltimore. The bishops also approved a Spanish version of the blessing of a child in a womb of a pregnant [...]
Nursing Care And Faith In a bold move to establish a clear link between nursing care and faith integration, Colorado Christian University’s College of Adult and Graduate Studies starts new nursing program in Western Colorado. The Colorado Board of Nursing has given approval for CCU to offer a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to Associate of [...]
Religious Doctors Although most religious traditions call on the faithful to serve the poor, a large cross-sectional survey of U.S. physicians found that physicians who are more religious are slightly less likely to practice medicine among the underserved than physicians with no religious affiliation. In the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, researchers [...]
Experts maintain that lack of awareness, religious and spiritualbeliefs, and an overall distrust of the medical system are among thereasons for low minority organ donation. Blacks and Hispanics constitute the largest percentage of individualsin need of an organ transplant, but the groups are the least likely tobe donors and wait almost twice as long as [...]
Thoughts related to God cultivate cooperative behaviour and generosity, according to University of British Columbia psychology researchers. In a study to be published in the September issue of Psychological Science journal, researchers investigated how thinking about God and notions of a higher power influenced positive social behaviour, specifically cooperation with others and generosity to strangers. [...]
Preventing youth smoking could take a village or a neighborhood. Church and school activities may help reduce smoking among youth in disadvantaged areas, according to a new survey. Researchers interviewed 824 ninth-graders enrolled at four schools in Flint, Mich. All of the students had a grade point average of 3.0 or lower. They were asked [...]
Individuals In ‘Vegetative State’ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s teaching on providing nutrition and hydration to patients in a persistent %26quot;vegetative state.%26quot; The bishops presented two questions in a formal manner, known as a "dubium," to the Congregation. The reply was approved by Pope Benedict XVI. The responses [...]
A groundbreaking survey of more than 6,000 American congregations reveals that churches spend a significant amount of time, energy and money in the ministries of health care. The Congregational Health Ministry Survey, conducted by the National Council of Churches USA (NCC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shows that a majority of churches [...]
Rape Survivors Connecticut’s Roman Catholic bishops on Thursday said that the state’s four Catholic hospitals will comply with a law (SB 1343) that takes effect Monday and requires all hospitals in the state to dispense emergency contraception to rape survivors, the Hartford Courant reports (Keating, Hartford Courant, 9/28). Thelaw, which was signed by Gov. M. [...]
Some people find the life they had planned sidelined by a diagnosis of a chronic disease. But a great life doesn’t have to end with the diagnosis. Many individuals find their lives can be just as rewarding if they simply start living their %26quot;best life.%26quot; The fall issue of Lupus Foundation of America’s (LFA) national [...]
