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Archdiocese of Chicago Opens First U.S. Suicide Memorial

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC · How we work

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Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated “At Peace” memorial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, first U.S. archdiocesan suicide tribute.
Rev. Charles Rubey founded Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide program in 1979.
Pope Leo XIV set prayers for mental-health sufferers and urged the church to be a safe space.
Ed Shoener, co-founder of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, met Pope Leo XIV in January.

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Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated “At Peace” memorial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, first U.S. archdiocesan suicide tribute.
Rev. Charles Rubey founded Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide program in 1979.
Pope Leo XIV set prayers for mental-health sufferers and urged the church to be a safe space.
Ed Shoener, co-founder of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, met Pope Leo XIV in January.