Catholic Church 'never despairs' of souls lost to suicide, say pastoral leaders

(OSV News) -- When his 29-year-old daughter Katie died in 2016, Deacon Edward Shoener shared a heartrending truth in the obituary: she had taken her life amid a long-running struggle with depression. "(She) fought bi-polar disorder since 2005, but she finally lost the battle," wrote Deacon Shoener, who serves at the Cathedral of St. Peter

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