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Podcast featuring Christian Bentley from NAMI.org

The relationship someone has with their faith community can have a big impact on their mental health journey. In this episode, NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. and Christian Bentley discuss how Christian’s Catholic faith and community have helped him navigate the bipolar 1 disorder diagnosis he received. Their conversation explores how self-acceptance and how inclusion, compassion, and care contribute to how he manages his own mental health – and how these values could help others on their journey, too.

You can find additional episodes of this NAMI podcast and others at nami.org/podcast.

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Life of Hope aims to build a multi-use facility to serve as one-stop shop for Haitians

by Allison Hunter | Haitian Times

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By Jay Sorgi | CatholicPhilly.com

Like many Catholics year-round, and especially as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (formerly known as Corpus Christi) approaches on June 22, Sister Stephanie Henry often finds herself praying before and adoring the Blessed Sacrament.

Unlike most Catholics, her devotion to the Lord through eucharistic adoration literally has led her to become one of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. The Philadelphia native is the president of that religious order.

By: Tina L Carter | The Pulse of Black Catholic Chicago

At first glance, talking about an American Pope
sounds like a Hollywood movie or a new series from
HBO or Hulu. Yet, the College of Cardinals surprised the
world when they chose Robert Francis Prevost, an
American Augustinian who had served most of his
ministry in the small towns and villages of Peru,
becoming a citizen of Peru and serving as bishop of
Chiclayo, Peru, for nine years. In 2023, Pope Francis
appointed him prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops,
appointed him president of the Pontifical Commission
for Latin America, and elevated him to the rank of
cardinal. Now, at 69 years old, Robert Francis Prevost,
affectionately known as “Bob” to those who know him,
has become Pope Leo XIV.