“We commend him now into the loving and merciful hands of our God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with the help of Mary, our Blessed Mother.”
Suicide
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Experts share 6 ways to help prevent suicide ahead of Suicide Prevention Month
by Katie Yoderby Katie YoderIn the U.S., nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in 2023 — which is amounts to about one person every 11 minutes — according to the CDC.
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As New York state lawmakers recently passed a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical assistance, OSV News’ Charlie Camosy discussed physician-assisted killing with …
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(OSV News) — The head of the Tuscan Bishops’ Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was “not an achievement, but a defeat for …
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(OSV News) — A diocesan priest in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was found dead Nov. 26, having apparently taken his own life. Archbishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Dubuque released a message …
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Swiss bishop warns suicide capsule is ‘dangerous’ as American woman dies in it
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsZURICH (OSV News) — Following the death of an American woman in a so-called suicide capsule in Switzerland and the arrest of several people involved in her death, a Swiss …
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WILMINGTON, Del. (OSV News) — Delaware Gov. John Carney Sept. 20 vetoed House Bill 140, turning back legislative efforts to make legal physician-assisted suicide in the state. “And although I …
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(OSV News) — Suicide, it is sometimes said, is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. But for at least 49,449 Americans during 2022, feelings of distress were so acute …
