Catholic Health World Articles

June 2026
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
Joe Gage, 2026-2027 chairperson of the CHA Board of Trustees, takes part in a session at the 2026 Catholic Health Assembly

'My hope is that we courageously cooperate to strengthen one another'

JOE GAGE 2026-2027 chairperson CHA Board of Trustees Chief administrative officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health Cincinnati
Sr. Coreil

Sr. Bernice Coreil, DC, dies at 97; served in ministry leadership for seven decades

JULIE MINDA

John O’Leary, who survived horrific burn injuries as a child after being treated at St. John’s Mercy Medical, now Mercy Hospital St. Louis, speaks at the 2026 Catholic Health Assembly in St. Louis

'Just say yes to being used for good': Burn survivor and motivator John O'Leary inspires

VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, Archbishop John J. Kennedy, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Steven P. Millies, professor of public theology and director of the Bernardin Center at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; and Kerry Alys Robinson,

‘Stronger together’: Catholic leaders explore how the church and its ministries can unify to advance the common good

JULIE MINDA

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