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Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: CEB

“Work together to protect lives”: Catholic Bishops in Benin to Government, Civil Society amid Surge in Suicide Cases

Nov 14, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Benin are urging a unified response from the government, civil society, and the public to address rising social crises, including an alarming increase in suicide cases and other issues impacting the population. 

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: CEB

Increased “cases of murder, suicide” Cause for Concern for Benin’s Catholic Bishops, Who Say Human Life is “inviolable”

May 19, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Benin have expressed concern about increased reported “cases of murder and suicide” in the West African country, and urged respect for human life.

Father Benjamin Sellier. | Credit: Archdiocese of Cambrai, France

French Catholic Priest Accused of Abusing a Young Girl Commits Suicide

Jul 17, 2023

Father Benjamin Sellier of the Archdiocese of Cambrai in France died by suicide in the early hours of July 11 after learning that he was being investigated for the alleged sexual abuse of a young woman.

Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of young people after his general audience Aug. 17, 2022. | Pablo Esparza/CNA

Pope Francis Laments the Spiritual Poverty in a Culture that Leads to Teen Suicides

Jun 13, 2023

Pope Francis has said that the rise in teen suicides points to a deeper spiritual poverty in our culture today that leads young people to believe they are failures.

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Missionaries in Algeria Develop Tool to Address Increased Suicide Among Young People

Apr 12, 2021

Augustinian Missionaries ministering in Algeria are running psychological and social programs in centers across the vast Northern African country to address the rising cases of depression and suicide among young people in the country.