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This publication, aimed at chronicling and offering support through one of life\u2019s most difficult experiences, comes from the pastor of the Parishes of the Most Holy Savior and St. Stephen\u2014a native of Bergamo\u2014who has witnessed these struggles firsthand through the many stories and testimonies he has encountered over the nearly ten years he has led the group \u201cParents with a Child in Heaven.\u201d Father Roberto\u2019s book emerged from his encounters and shared journey with mothers and fathers marked by various tragedies\u2014from traffic accidents to illnesses, and even the most extreme acts such as suicide \u2014compiling reflections and journeys that have matured over time and offering a human perspective on grief and the possibility of not being crushed by it.   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One learns to live differently with their absence, and in the face of such suffering, the priest\u2019s task is not to explain God, but to help the person not feel abandoned by Him.\u201d Don Roberto Donadoni\u2019s new book, titled \u201cInside the Wound. Living After the Loss of a Child\u201d (Marcianum Press, 2026, 192 pages), is set to be released on Friday, September 4. 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It does not force answers but opens the door to a space for listening and understanding. \u201cIt\u2019s a book born from real-life experience. For about ten years, I\u2019ve been walking alongside these parents,\u201d explains Father Donadoni, \u201clistening to stories that are all very different from one another. At our meetings, I offer some reflections, but above all, I listen. Because the primary task of a priest when faced with such situations is not to speak, but rather to listen. This is not a book about grief, but about the human person at the moment when they are deeply wounded. The loss of a child causes a particular kind of pain, because it contradicts the natural order of life. 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