Through an app, a group of Latin American nuns tracks mental illness across the US
Depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts especially among the Latino immigrant community were common themes the nuns were encountering in their ministry.
A nun learns how to use an app developed by Catholic Extension. Photo courtesy of Catholic Extension
May 3, 2021
(RNS) It took some getting used to, but sister Maria Minerva Morales is now a faithful user of a cell phone app where she documents her interactions with people she ministers to.
Through the app, Morales who is part of the Catholic congregation Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate documents the name, gender and age of the people she interacts with or those who seek her help. She notes whether it’s the first time she’s spoken to the person and whether they met up in person, over the phone or through Zoom. She also documents the nature of their meetings.
Bills backers in Kansas City have unique perspective on AFC Championship matchup
Bills fans in Kansas City watched Chiefs Kingdom celebrate a Super Bowl last year. Now, their team has a chance to knock the reigning champs out. Author: Lauren Hall (WGRZ) Updated: 7:10 AM EST January 22, 2021
Bills fans are known for their generosity, their tailgating antics, and their strong backers communities in cities around the country. There are a lot of them living in Kansas City, and they have a unique perspective on Sunday s AFC Championship matchup.
John Rood, Jaimeson Coons, Kenneth Schmidt, and Kevin Weber have a lot in common. They re all 31-years-old, they re all originally from Western New York, and each of their respective careers took them to Kansas City. Rood is a teacher, Coons is in the Army, Schmidt is a doctor and Weber programs pacemakers. They didn t know each other before they moved, but now they talk every day. It s their mutual love of
Updated: 10:04 AM EST January 16, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. An East Earl man is facing multiple charges after using various social media platforms to contact underage girls, police said.
Kenneth Schmidt, 43, is accused of sexting which is sending or receiving sexually explicit messages, photos, or videos, to multiple underage girls. Schmidt allegedly sent photos and videos of his genitalia to these girls, police said.
The victims were made to believe they were engaging with a teen boy named Ben . Schmidt is said to have used pictures of a boy on his profile photos to convince girls to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves, according to police.