Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains' roles are changing

Soul doctors: How Minnesota chaplains' roles are changing
Minnesota Public Radio News, by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom; 1/24/24
Chaplains often show up on the worst days of people’s lives. They arrive in a hospital room after a distressing diagnosis. They accompany police to help inform someone of a loved one’s death. One in four Americans have been visited by a chaplain, usually at a hospital or hospice, ... But the role of spiritual caregiver is evolving as society becomes both less religious and more religiously diverse.
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