Initiatives

Diocesan Support: This searchable directory provides Catholic loss families in the United States with information about the resources and policies available to them in their own diocese and in dioceses nearby. This page also provides resources for Church representatives who are working to strengthen their loss support and for Catholics who wish to grow loss support in their dioceses.

Anointing of the Sick for All Pregnant Christians: This initiative provides priests with information about why parishioners (or other Christians) may seek Anointing of the Sick in their pregnancy – and why, from a birth worker’s perspective, that request is theologically justified.

More Catholic Bereavement Doulas: This resource file contains information for Catholics who want to pursue a bereavement doula training, including a free mini-course on discernment, resources for learning more, and scripts for requesting financial and prayer support from their parishes.