Souls of the Unborn

I am very sorry for the loss you and your wife have suffered, and I pray that God will comfort you during this painful time. Regarding your question, every human being has a soul from the moment of conception.

As regards children who have died without baptism, the Church can only entrust them to the mercy of God, as she does in her funeral rites for them. Indeed, the great mercy of God who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus’ tenderness toward children which caused him to say: “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them,” allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without baptism (Catechism 1261).