Drug addiction
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Catholics and pot: Denver archbishop speaks out against marijuana use, U.S. drug culture
Archbishop Samuel Aquila’s new pastoral letter lays out the reasons for the Church’s teaching that drug use is immoral. Read more
Bishop warns about ‘hard times’ Argentina is going through
“Drugs kill and poison the family,” the prelate said, noting that “there is no effective response from the state” and... Read more
Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug addiction
“Behind every addiction there are concrete experiences, stories of loneliness, inequality, exclusion, lack of integration,” Pope Francis said. Read more
Catholic drug rehabilitation facility begins to take shape in Arizona
Kevin Starrs, vice president of the Kolbe Mission, says he noticed the absence of rehab facilities built specifically for Catholics. Read more
Church in Bogotá and Bergamo join together to help drug addicts recover
The Church in Bergamo, Italy, and Bogotá, Colombia, have recently joined together to help people who have fallen into drug... Read more
'Safe injection site' denounced as false solution to Philadelphia drug problem
A proposal to create a supervised injection site in Philadelphia has drawn criticism from the local archbishop and others who... Read more
This man spent a week on the street with his homeless son
As the parents of a homeless son struggling with a drug addiction, Frank and his wife Deloris have done everything... Read more
St. Therese of Lisieux's parents inspired this drug rehab project
A project to end the drug scourge in Uruguay has drawn inspiration from the parents of the “Little Flower” Saint... Read more
Drugs a 'new form of slavery', Pope Francis says
Drug addiction is a contemporary form of slavery, Pope Francis lamented Thursday, emphasizing that a rehabilitation which restores victims' joy... Read more
