Archdiocese of Chicago Dedicates New Memorial for Families, Loved Ones and Lives Lost to Suicide at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside on Friday, June 26 at 1 p.m.
Historically, the Catholic Church denied Catholic funerals in churches and burials in consecrated ground for individuals who died by suicide. The Church has undergone a significant transformation in its understanding of suicide and mental illness and now recognizes that many who die by suicide suffer from mental illness and unbearable pain. The Church now embraces these individuals and affirms that they are with God, not condemned.
https://www.archchicago.org/news-release/-/article/2026/06/24/new-memorial-for-lives-lost-to-suicide-at-queen-of-heaven-cemetery-in-hillside
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