The New York Times headline on June 14 proclaimed: “Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg Met the Pope in the Vatican. No Joke.”1 Pope Francis met with over a hundred humor entertainers to “establish a link” with the Roman Catholic Church. He was chosen to receive the 2024 Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry. He is an advocate and activist for mental health issues related to climate instability, physician burnout, and xenophobia. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2024 12:49 UTC