Catholic Health World Articles

June 2026
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne--South Bend in Indiana blesses one of the new hospice suites at Saint Anne Communities in Fort Wayne prior to the suites’ opening.

Indiana's Saint Anne eldercare campus opens hospice suites to provide holistic end-of-life care

JULIE MINDA
Libby Allen, assistant nurse manager for the neonatal intensive care unit at Ascension St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Phillip Nikels, a respiratory therapist at the hospital, train on the use of a special transport incubator.

From hours to minutes: Ascension St. John Medical Center launches lifesaving NICU helicopter transport
Anne and Alexander Torrisi pose with their son, Andrew Daniel, who was born May 17 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Andrew is the fourth generation of the family to be born at the hospital.

Fourth generation of New Jersey family arrives at Saint Peter's University Hospital
Matt Landeck, a catheterization lab coordinator at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, with his aunt, Cheryl Gagnon, and blessing him is Bishop Peter Libasci.

Catholic Medical Center in New Hampshire starts workplace program to welcome new members into the church

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Members of the child life team in the pediatric intensive care unit at Saint Peter’s Children’s Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, offer a patient a selection of sensory-friendly fidget toys

'We did the right thing.' Emergency departments at Saint Peter's Healthcare train to help autistic patients and their caregivers

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Javier Pizana holds his certificate for “graduating” from cardiac rehabilitation at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi — Shoreline in Texas. His experience at the hospital prompted him to become a volunteer.

After recovery from heart attack, CHRISTUS patient has become faithful volunteer

JILL MOON
Vicar General and Regional Bishop Robert F. Hennessey of the Merrimack Region of the Archdiocese of Boston joined others for a blessing of the relocated cross at Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Historic cross moves to campus of Covenant Health senior ministry in Massachusetts
In a screenshot from a video posted by Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV signs Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, the encyclical letter.

Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical illuminates how and why AI decision-makers must use ethical discernment

JULIE MINDA

Ministry leaders say encyclical on artificial intelligence provides valuable direction for Catholic healthcare systems

JULIE MINDA

Daughters of Charity, working with their technical partner, Water Engineers for the Americas & Africa, installed a public water tap in Iwaro Oka, Nigeria in 2022.

Catholic health ministry pushes to expand global WASH efforts

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Kyle and Kelly Mojica of Saint Mary’s Blood Bank hold a specialized cooler that transports blood in ambulances. Kyle is on duty with Greater Waterbury SWAT as a medic.

Catholic systems build partnerships to bring lifesaving blood to patients at emergency scenes

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Emergency medical services crews transport one of the 21 patients who Trinity Health Michigan moved April 19 from its legacy Trinity Health Livingston campus to a replacement facility.

Trinity Health Michigan has opened a replacement facility for its Trinity Health Livingston Hospital in Southeast Michigan

JULIE MINDA

Listening sessions at CHA Assembly draw out ideas for healthcare transformation

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Gremmels and AI mother board graphic

CommonSpirit ethicist advises: Exercise caution using AI programs that act with little human oversight

JULIE MINDA
A health worker stands at a temporary health clinic at the Mpondwe border crossing linking Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in early June.

Let us tell you what we need, say those on the front lines of Ebola outbreak

LISA EISENHAUER
Assembly Award Recipients

As they accept awards, assembly honorees offer words of encouragement

Ministry providers can use AI to advance their mission, say panelists at an assembly session

JULIE MINDA

Snapshots capture the joy, unity of CHA membership at 2026 assembly
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