The Archdiocese of Chicago has dedicated the «At Peace» memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, the first of its kind by a U.S. archdiocese, honoring those who died by suicide and their families. The memorial reflects a broader shift in Catholic pastoral practice, from th…
Chicago Archdiocese Dedicates First U.S. Catholic Memorial to Suicide Victims
The Archdiocese of Chicago has dedicated the «At Peace» memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, the first of its kind by a U.S. archdiocese, honoring those who died by suicide and their families. The memorial reflects a broader shift in Catholic pastoral practice, from the denial of funeral rites under the 1917 Code of Canon Law to the compassion expressed in the 1992 Catechism and by Pope Leo XIV.
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