Pope Leo XIV Meets Catholic Mother Who Lost Son to AI Chatbot Suicide
Megan Garcia said her faith has given her strength to speak out about her ordeal in the hope of protecting children from the risks posed by new AI chatbots.
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When Youth Lose Hope: Finding Our Purpose in the Age of Smartphones
COMMENTARY: National Suicide Prevention Month calls Catholics and all people of goodwill to foster belonging, purpose and hope.
Why Priests Need Hope, and Community, Now More Than Ever
COMMENTARY: Amid mental-health challenges and growing pastoral burdens, priests need support systems rooted in faith and fraternity.
‘We Must Learn to Listen to Each Other’: Homily for Italian Priest Who Died by Suicide
The funeral of Father Matteo Balzano, a young Italian priest who recently took his own life at the age of 35, was held July 8 in the presence of the faithful — especially young people — he served at the parish in Cannobio in the Piedmont region.
When the Cause of Death Is Not Mentioned
‘We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for people who have taken their own lives.’ (Catechism, 2283)
Bishop Who Lost 3 Siblings to Suicide: ‘Get Help, and Don’t Give Up Hope’
‘Hope is a virtue, and we have to rely on that,’ says Phoenix Bishop John Dolan. ‘But we can’t do it alone.’
New Mexico Priest Dies by Suicide Amid Child Sex Abuse Investigation
Father Balizan was ordained in 1989 and had served at eight parishes in the Santa Fe Archdiocese before his arrest.
New Jersey Sheriff’s Funeral Mass Shows Church’s Development of Approach to Suicide
The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM) is one ministry in the Church dedicated to helping parishes and dioceses establish mental health ministries by providing free resources.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Challenging Washington State’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban
But legal experts predict the high court will likely take up another legal challenge to state laws barring therapy for patients dealing with unwanted same-sex attraction, while some courts, researchers and therapists dispute the scientific basis for the bans.
Deaths by Suicide Reach ‘Highest Number Ever Recorded’; Ideation Likely Higher, Expert Says
The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were 49,449 deaths by suicide last year.
