Paul Mackenzie, the self-proclaimed Kenyan pastor who shocked the country and the world after he drove his followers into mass "starvation suicide," has been charged with murder and terrorism.
On Jan. 17, Mackenzie, the leader and founder of the Good News International Church,
Approximately 49,500 Americans took their own lives last year, making suicide one of the leading causes of death in our country. National statistics indicate that one person commits suicide every 11 minutes.
Especially concerning is the rate of suicide among young people ages
Catholic author Tom Hoopes shares the story of how, throughout his adult years, he had been seeing regular visions of himself committing suicide: “It got so bad that for more 10 years or so I found I could no longer sleep without
During the six months following the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launch in July, more than 2 million calls, texts and chat messages have streamed into its 200 call centers coast-to-coast, the Associated Press recently reported. As suicide continues to be
Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalized, a new study shows.
A 35-page study published in The Journal of Ethics in Mental Health Feb. 7 said not a single European country that has legalized doctor-assisted death has seen
One mother’s story of how understanding Church teaching and the sacraments rekindled her love for Catholicism, life and motherhood after loss
Recently a story about a Detroit priest’s homily at the funeral of a young man who died by suicide created a media storm. The parents were upset, the priest was attacked, and everyone had an opinion. I read the homily and, as
In another not-so-great public relations moment for the Catholic Church, a story has been circulating recently regarding the funeral of an 18-year-old in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Tragically, and for reasons the family has chosen not to disclose, the young man, Maison,
Eight Catholic teens ages 15-18 discerning vocations to the priesthood and religious life took a 70-mile pilgrimage through the Diocese of Portland, Maine, to pray for and raise awareness about teens struggling with addiction, depression or contemplating suicide. Although it was a
The high-profile deaths of celebrity fashion designer Kate Spade and chef-TV personality Anthony Bourdain within a week of each other highlighted a quiet grief affecting increasingly more Americans and their families: the contagion of suicide growing from coast to coast. In June,