As the Oklahoma City community continues to heal two decades after the horrific bombing that claimed the lives of 168... Read more
As accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stands trial, the Catholic bishops of Massachusetts are asking that he not receive... Read more
Firing squads, gas chambers and the electric chair – these types of execution may seem like methods of the past,... Read more
Regardless of the crime that has been committed, capital punishment is unacceptable in the modern world, Pope Francis stressed in... Read more
Four U.S. Catholic publications with a broad range of audiences have come together in a joint editorial citing Church leaders... Read more
The Catholic bishops in Texas thanked a federal appeals court for issuing a stay of execution for mentally ill inmate... Read more
Following the controversial botched execution of an inmate in Ohio, using a new lethal-injection mixture, a federal judge has decided... Read more
Not only could the nearly two-hour execution of an Arizona inmate last week have been avoided, but the number of... Read more
A pregnant woman who was raised as a Christian has been sentenced to execution by a Sudanese court that contends... Read more
Commenting on the April 29 bungled execution of a death row inmate at the state penitentiary, Oklahoma City’s archbishop has... Read more
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state has issued a moratorium or temporary prohibition on executions, drawing praise from a priest... Read more
The Aquinas Institute for Catholic Thought will host a debate at the University of Colorado next week on the use... Read more
As the scheduled execution date approaches for a Florida man convicted of murder, local Catholics are offering prayers and renewing... Read more
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver has called for the repeal of the death penalty following the Colorado governor’s grant... Read more
Catholics in Maryland are welcoming the repeal of the death penalty in the state as a step towards a culture... Read more
The Maryland senate has passed a bill that would locally overturn the death penalty, placing the state closer to outlawing... Read more
Speaking at a legislative hearing in Maryland, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore supported efforts to end the death penalty... Read more
Gov. Bobby Jindal has rejected the Louisiana Catholic bishops' request to halt the scheduled Ash Wednesday execution of a convicted... Read more
The California Catholic Conference says it regrets the failure of a state ballot measure to repeal the death penalty, but... Read more
A Philadelphia judge stayed the execution of Terrance Williams last Friday, and his case will now go to the Pennsylvania... Read more