Father Benjamin Sellier. / Credit: Archdiocese of Cambrai, France
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 17, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Father Benjamin Sellier of the Archdiocese of Cambrai in France died by suicide in the early hours of July 11 after learning that… […]
Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of young people after his general audience Aug. 17, 2022. / Pablo Esparza/CNA
Vatican City, Jun 13, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said that the rise in teen suicides points to a deeper spiri… […]
An Italian paper published what are supposed to be last week’s remarks of Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia on assisted suicide, with specific reference to the debate in Italy. Archbishop Paglia is president of the Pontifical Academy […]
In 1997, my mother took her own life, leaving her five children behind. She had her justifications, I presume, as they all do. We were poor, our family life was broken, and the area that […]
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CNA Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
In the wake of the tragic death of Milagros, a 12-year-old girl who died Jan. 13 in Santa Fe province in Argentina and recorded her death on her cellphone, … […]
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Oxford, England, Feb 17, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A new study has challenged the claim by euthanasia and assisted suicide advocates that legalizing the practices can “save lives.”The peer-reviewed article “Euthanasia… […]
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Washington D.C., May 19, 2021 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The Catholic University of America announced this week that an intervention for suicide developed by one of its psychology professors performed well in a recent meta-anal… […]
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Washington D.C., Apr 29, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
With concerns that suicide rates are rising in communities of color during the pandemic, Catholic mental health workers say the Church can play a key role in response.Clair… […]
On March 20, 2021, some 10,000 people engaged in a London rally protesting the severe COVID lockdowns of schools, businesses, restaurants, bars, and even playgrounds. I was particularly struck by a sign carried by a […]
Seattle, Wash., Feb 24, 2021 / 05:07 pm (CNA).- In the wake of a suicide at a Catholic social services headquarters in Seattle, Archbishop Paul Etienne said that Christians should remember the “desperation and hopelessness” of those in distress, but al… […]
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