LifeSiteNews, Lianne Laurence: The document, entitled A Pastoral Reflection on Medical Assistance in Dying and signed by 10 bishops, emphasizes pastoral care more than doctrine, [Bishop] Champagne told the Catholic Register. “Our concern is pastoral accompaniment. . . .we will welcome … Continue reading
In the wake of the suicide of Brittany Maynard, the media was all aglow with accolades for her “courageous” decision to “die on her own terms.” She has now become the poster child for something called “death with dignity.” There … Continue reading
How sad this is! Many have written on Catholic websites hoping perhaps their message might get to this newly married woman. Even a seminarian with terminal cancer tried. Suicide is the ultimate act of hopelessness and can only happen when … Continue reading
Though it’s a horror from which Catholics may recoil, it is a fact that since 2001, the year our continuing war in Afghanistan was begun, more U.S. military personnel have committed suicide than have been killed in action in that … Continue reading
U.S. News: As they watch Iraq’s mounting body count and potential slide into civil war, some Iraq War veterans are more intensely questioning why they went, what it all meant, and whether the deaths of4,486 U.S. troops on that foreign soil were … Continue reading
Post Local: It has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic spike in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest … Continue reading
Edwards Peter: Suicide—whatever mental/emotional problems induce some to commit it and which might even mitigate its culpability—is objectively a gravely evil action (CCC 2280-2283) and may never be licitly chosen. When committed in a sacred place such as a church … Continue reading
I knew about the tragic suicide rate of soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, but no one knows about the suicides among family left behind. This rate is equally alarming. MSNBC News: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta informed Congress last July … Continue reading
UCANews: The number of self-immolations is rising steadily, with six in the past week alone. More on this here.
Catholic Online: Suicides committed through falls or poisoning have risen significantly. Experts now fear that there could be many more unaccounted for, particularly in cases of overdose. “Suicides are terribly under-counted,” Ian Rockett, author of the study in the American Journal … Continue reading
Catholic Online: According to latest U.S. Army statistics, at least 38 service people are suspected of committing suicide in the month of July. This newest figure outpaces the 24 active-duty and reserve suicides reported for the month of June and … Continue reading
USAToday: The most common way that U.S. service members die outside of combat is by their own hand, according to an analysis released by the Pentagon on Wednesday. More on this here.
Catholic Culture: A study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick in England found that the suicide rate is 74% higher in nations where 85% or more of the population is Protestant than in nations where 85% or more … Continue reading
Catholic News Service has an alarming news item here. Scroll down to second entry.
The statistics tell the story. Not all the wounded that return from Iraq and Afghanistan are physically maimed or scarred. Most of the wounded are mentally and spiritually disabled, especially in the emotional aftermath of realizing that they were brainwashed … Continue reading
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