Bishop urges shrines to be ‘hospitals of hope’

Catholic shrines should become welcoming sanctuaries for people burdened by stress, grief and mental health struggles, rather than distant religious monuments, a bishop said. Bishop Socrates Mesiona, chair of the CBCP Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ECMI), said shrines must serve as “beacons of hope, oases of healing” for […] The post Bishop urges shrines to be ‘hospitals of hope’ appeared first on Interaksyon.