Rome: As mental health challenges rise worldwide, the Ministry of Hope Catholic Conference on Mental Wellbeing, held in Rome, highlighted the Church’s efforts to combat isolation and extreme individualism by reaffirming the centrality of human dignity.

On the second day of the conference, participants from around the world shared experiences of suffering and resilience, ranging from humanitarian crises and poverty-driven hardships to social isolation in more stable societies. Experts, clergy, and medical professionals offered insights from their work supporting people facing mental health challenges in today’s complex world.

Deacon Ed Shoener from the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania who tragically lost his daughter to suicide in 2016 explained to Vatican News that the gathering aimed

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