Returning Catholics FAQs: About the End of Life

On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics , a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this ministry.

Are people who commit suicide going to hell? Can they have a Catholic funeral and be buried on consecrated ground? What about euthanasia? What about do-not-resuscitate orders?

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