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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On September 30, in communities across the nation, Catholic health care providers participate in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, acknowledging the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. We commit to creating safe and healing space for all we serve and pray for healing and wisdom as we continue our journey of reconciliation with […]
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CCCB message – they still bring forth fruit in old age: a lesson on caring in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic

July 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great suffering and enormous difficulties for many people who are already vulnerable. This is a cause for great alarm and concern for us as Catholic Bishops, and for the Catholic faithful of our country. The pandemic has inflicted unique difficulties and exceptional hardships on many, especially those in long-term institutional […]
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Lonely heart patients more likely to die within year of leaving hospital

November 7, 2019
“Patients hospitalized for heart problems may be at greater risk of dying within a year of discharge when they live alone or feel lonely, a Danish study suggests.” The CHABC has a focus on providing training to parishes who are willing to start up a pastoral visitation program that helps to alleviate the loneliness described […]
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Researchers are working on a pill for loneliness, as studies suggest the condition is worse than obesity

August 12, 2019
“For some, the idea is just another sign of the creeping medicalization of everyday human woes: Is it really the best we can do to fix the loneliness ‘epidemic’?” Read more: https://nationalpost.com/health/all-the-lonely-people
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