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Archdiocese of Chicago dedicates memorial to lives lost to suicide
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The Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated the At Peace memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery to honor people who died by suicide and their surviving families. The archdiocese stated that this is the first memorial of its kind established by any archdiocese in the United States.
The memorial features a sculpture of ascending doves and was dedicated on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. The archdiocese established the site in honor of Father Charles Rubey for his work with the LOSS Program, or Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide. Rubey founded this counseling and support service through Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1979.
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