On Wednesday, Pope Francis told a gathering in Rome that the Catechism of the Catholic Church should significantly revise its... Read more
A governor’s decision to stay the imminent execution of a death row inmate following claims of new evidence has drawn... Read more
An imminent execution scheduled for this week is the wrong path, said Florida’s Catholic bishops, urging the governor of the... Read more
William Morva is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on July 6. Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a defendant has a right to a mental health evaluation independent of the... Read more
A ballot measure intended to speed up the application of the death penalty is now being challenged before the California... Read more
A Catholic pledge against the death penalty cites Pope Francis’ stand as a motive to increase Catholic action against capital... Read more
Among the newly announced federal judges selected by President Donald Trump is a Catholic law professor who once co-wrote a... Read more
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have praised a cross-country march showing opposition to the restoration of the death penalty. Read more
As Arkansas executed its fourth inmate in eight days, Catholics offered prayers for the prisoners, the victims, and their families,... Read more
As Arkansas prepares to conduct the first double execution in the U.S. since 2000, Catholics prayed for all involved in... Read more
The Catholic bishops of Virginia welcomed a decision by the governor to commute a prisoner’s death sentence on the grounds... Read more
Catholics in Arkansas and around the country continue to pray for death row inmates in the state, after courts on... Read more
As judges halted the planned executions of eight inmates in 10 days in Arkansas, Catholics around the country pointed to... Read more
Even though legal options have run out, Catholics in Arkansas are still pushing back against a wave of eight executions... Read more
In a death penalty case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Texas court ruling that a... Read more
Recent “botched executions” resulting in painful deaths for inmates have stirred controversy over the use of the death penalty. But... Read more
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations reiterated the Vatican’s defense of all human life in... Read more
A death row inmate in Texas deserves a new sentencing hearing because his own lawyers called on an expert who... Read more
A priest who was murdered in 2016 had previously certified that he would not want his murderer executed. Three Catholic... Read more