What has been written about spiritual abuse thus far has all been relegated to what happens in the Christian church. And certainly, religious abuse does need to be discussed and dealt with ...

I received another email from a self-described reader "who is 70+, a white male, grew up in the South, raised in a SB church, and attend[s] one at present." He said this: "For what it is worth, I too ...

A person prays during a Mass at the Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida Oct. 12, 2021. As dioceses and shrines are questioning how best to limit the use of artwork created by Slovenian Father ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a new crime in order to address cases where priests use purported ...

The Vatican may make “spiritual abuse” a formalized crime in Church law, rather than merely an aggravating circumstance of other crimes. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is forming a ...

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, during a meeting with members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on April 11, 2024, at ...

An event called "Fields of Faith" was held recently at the Ozark High School football stadium. The mother of a friend of Stella's texted me about it last week, glad it was happening. "We haven't had ...

Pope Francis prays during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 6, 2024. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza) VATICAN CITY, Nov 26 – Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study ...