{"id":104022,"date":"2026-08-30T18:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=104022"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:45:08","slug":"rest-for-a-priest-not-a-luxury-but-a-necessity-for-mental-health-nigerian-vatican-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/rest-for-a-priest-not-a-luxury-but-a-necessity-for-mental-health-nigerian-vatican-official-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest for a priest not a luxury but a necessity for mental health, Nigerian Vatican official says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>NAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 For a priest, taking time to rest is not a \u201cluxury,\u201d the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization said, urging priests to embrace healthy periods away from work to sustain their physical and mental health.In his address during the launch of a six-week formation program that seeks to explore priestly life in Nigeria, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu reflected on cases of mental health struggles among the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya \u2014 For a priest, taking time to rest is not a \u201cluxury,\u201d the secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization said, urging priests to embrace healthy periods away from work to sustain their physical and mental health.In his address during the launch of a six-week formation program that seeks to explore priestly life in Nigeria, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu reflected on cases of mental health struggles among the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-104022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102649,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/san-francisco-archbishop-urges-new-nigerian-priests-to-be-friends-and-fathers-to-their-people\/","url_meta":{"origin":104022,"position":0},"title":"San Francisco archbishop urges new Nigerian priests to be \u2018friends and fathers\u2019 to their people","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"ao\u00fbt 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"MAKURDI, Nigeria \u2014 Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of the Archdiocese of San Francisco urged 14 newly ordained priests in Nigeria to model their ministry on Christ\u2019s sacrificial love and remain close to those entrusted to their pastoral care.In his homily during the Aug. 22 priestly ordinations of 14 deacons for the Diocese of Makurdi, Cordileone said the commandment Jesus gave the apostles during his farewell discourse provides a fundamental framework for understanding the identity and mission of the Catholic priest.\u201cBe friends\u2026","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"San Francisco archbishop urges new Nigerian priests to be \u2018friends and fathers\u2019 to their people","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/San-Francisco-archbishop-urges-new-Nigerian-priests-to-be-%E2%80%98friends-and-fathers-to-their-people.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/San-Francisco-archbishop-urges-new-Nigerian-priests-to-be-%E2%80%98friends-and-fathers-to-their-people.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/San-Francisco-archbishop-urges-new-Nigerian-priests-to-be-%E2%80%98friends-and-fathers-to-their-people.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/San-Francisco-archbishop-urges-new-Nigerian-priests-to-be-%E2%80%98friends-and-fathers-to-their-people.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":97104,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/vatican-publishes-biography-of-founder-of-cuban-nationhood-father-felix-varela\/","url_meta":{"origin":104022,"position":1},"title":"Vatican publishes biography of founder of Cuban nationhood, Father F\u00e9lix Varela","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juillet 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Vatican Publishing House recently released the first Italian edition of the book \u201cF\u00e9lix Varela: A Biography,\u201d a work about the priest considered by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to be \u201ca sort of founder of [Cuban] national culture through his works and writings.\u201dThe 208-page volume, published July 9, was written by Monsignor Carlos Manuel de C\u00e9spedes, a prominent figure in the Cuban Catholic Church who passed away in Havana in 2014. 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