Pope Francis' sympathy to drug addicts, AIDS victims
… and in 2001, visited a hospice to kiss and wash the feet of 12 AIDS patients. In 2008, the Catholic News Agency reported that Bergoglio washed the feet of 12 recovering drug addicts at a rehabilitation center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is …
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Communities help vulnerable drug addicts from relapsing
It has been a long time since recovering heroin addict Zhang Lin has felt part of a community. A user since 1998, he has spent the last decade in and out of State-run rehab centers. His ongoing battle with drugs has cost him his marriage and most of …
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Hope By The Sea, A Southern California Addiction Rehabilitation Center …
The executive team of the Southern California addiction rehabilitation center, Hope By The Sea, today announced the selection of their new Program Director, Ronald Honn. In the capacity of Program Director, Mr. Honn will also oversee program components …
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Meth scourge is growing
Monsignor Kevin Wallin addresses the faithful at a packed house at the Catholic Center on Jewett Avenue in Bridgeport, May 4, 2006. Photo: File Photo/Paul Desmarais, File Photo. Monsignor Kevin Wallin addresses the faithful at … "When I was addicted …
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