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 ...

What are we talking about when we say the words, spiritual abuse? Though it has many adaptations, at least some of which we will mention in this article, generally speaking, spiritual abuse is abuse ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discomfort is a word I have never used to describe the reality of my situation in the church, nor have I ever heard it from ...

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 ...

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, ...

YWAM has said it is "deeply sorry" after The Observer published a report in which former members alleged being subjected to strict controls and spiritual abuse. Former YWAMers described training ...