Noun
pastoral care (uncountable)
Counselling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their congregation, or to anyone within institutional settings, with a focus on healing, reconciling, and guidance.
Currently, the archdiocese has 23 seminarians at various stages of formation — some involved in pastoral care within parishes, while others are at seminaries throughout the country. Source: Internet
Garry Martinez, long-time OFW leader and pastoral care head of the All Saint Battersea Filipino Community, added that most of our countrymen are working in the service sector. Source: Internet
“He spoke about the pastoral care that we have to give” and the need to understand the suffering many of them have endured, including being shunned by their families. Source: Internet
After studying pastoral care in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she worked at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynnwood, California, then at Catholic Charities training those who worked with the elderly. Source: Internet
But because of the acuteness of his intellect and his zeal, he could only endure the pastoral care of his city for five months; then he retuned to his stillness. Source: Internet
Archbishop Broglio will oversee the pastoral care for the Eastern Vicariate until other arrangements can be made. Source: Internet