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Legal Forms and End of Life Directives

WebThe POLST form is voluntary and is intended to be a valuable tool for initiating and guiding the decision-making process between physicians and patients with …

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What You Need to Know about the CA Healthy Youth Act

WebImplementation of comprehensive sexual health education in public schools, per the “California Healthy Youth Act” (“CHYA”) of 2015, is of concern to a growing …

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CA Catholic Conference, Catholic Healthcare Ministries and …

WebIn the Gospel of Luke (5:17-26) the friends of a paralytic man bring him to Jesus for healing. The crowds are so great that they must dismantle the roof to lower their suffering friend …

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A FAQ on POLST and Advance Directives

WebWhat are the primary differences between an Advance Directive and a POLST form? Can I alter my POLST once it is completed? Do I also need an Advanced …

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New Select Committee on Social Determinants of Children’s Well …

WebThe California Senate has created a new Select Committee focused on the social determinants of health – the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work …

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Hope and Healing

WebPersons with mental illness often suffer in silence, hidden and unrecognized by others. Consider this stark contrast: a person with a medical illness, such as cancer, …

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Partnership Aims to Transform How Catholic Health Care, Parishes …

WebThe Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), the Catholic bishops of California, Providence St. Joseph Health and Dignity Health have entered …

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Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (The Concern of the Church for the Social

WebIn Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Pope John Paul II celebrates the twentieth anniversary of Populorum Progressio by updating the Church’s teaching on the …

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Preferential Option for the Poor

WebThe popular term “preferential option for the poor” is relatively new. Its first use in a Church document is in 1968 from a meeting of the Conference of Latin American …

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World Day for the Sick

WebWorld Day of the Sick is Feb. 11. World Day of the Sick is being observed today (Feb. 11), providing us with an opportunity to remember the ill and the dying, …

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Vaccinate to Protect Health of Yourself and Your Community

WebIn partnership with the Catholic health systems and Catholic Charities throughout the Golden State, the Catholic Bishops of California urge all Californians to …

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Frequently Asked Questions About End-of-Life Care

WebThe provision of food and water is not considered medical treatment but basic comfort care. However, the feeding of a dying patient may not be in the patient’s …

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The Right to Life and the Dignity of the Human Person

WebIn 1998, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics in which they said that “Roe effectively rendered …

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Mental Health Ministry Conference

WebThe CCC invites you to join us for the first-ever Mental Health Ministry Conference for mental health ministers, May 19-21. The CCC invites you to join us for …

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Gathering on Mental Health and the Church: Video/Audio …

WebOn March 28th, Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Orange and Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren joined forces to address a growing crisis in our country – the lack of …

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

WebMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an immense amount of stress globally over the last year, with increased anxiety …

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Insights: New Charter for Health Care Workers, National Marriage …

WebBlack History Month: Path to Sainthood. With February being Black History Month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has recognized four individuals of …

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Mental Health and the Church Conference

WebA sold-out live audience of 3,200 filled the Worship Center at Saddleback Church and an estimated audience of 30,000 watched online as Bishop Kevin Vann and …

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Raising Awareness of Hospice and Palliative Care

WebAll too often, it is only when facing serious and life-threatening illness that people discuss their wishes. But, it’s at this time that a dizzying array of health care …

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