catch (Exception $e) is executed only in PHP 5.x, will not be reached in PHP 7, read: https://trowski.com/2015/06/24/throwable-exceptions-and-errors-in-php7/

test_exception.php

<?php

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', true);

class MyObject {
    public function getMyObject() : MyObject
    { 
        return null;
    }
}

try
{
    $class = new MyObject();
    $class->getMyObject();
}
catch(Throwable $e)
{
    // Catch the exception
    echo 'catched';
}