Spiritual abuse and immigration abuse have been included in prosecution guidance for the first time to help prosecutors tackle emerging harmful practices. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today ...

Therapists, like me, want their clients to know how to recognize abuse because abuse can cause trauma, which may lead to anxiety, depression, PTSD, and a variety of irrational beliefs. Any of these ...

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 ...

The first research study into the sexual abuse of women religious in German-speaking countries has shown a common pattern of spiritual abuse with global cases and highlighted that the majority of ...

Archbishop Filippo Iannone, right, and Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa hold a press conference to illustrate the changes in the Catholic Church’s Code of Canon Law at the Vatican, Tuesday, June 1, ...

Spiritual engagement is associated with a 13 percent decrease in substance use over time. Participation in a religious community has an even larger effect, with an 18 percent reduction. Evidence now ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Claims against the famous artist have brought attention to the widespread sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse of religious sisters. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three women who ...

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 ...