An imminent execution scheduled for this week is the wrong path, said Florida’s Catholic bishops, urging the governor of the... Read more
Catholic leaders in Ohio stressed the need to replace the death penalty with mercy and spiritual conversion, following the execution... Read more
William Morva is scheduled to be executed in Virginia on July 6. 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
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
In a death penalty case with national implications, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Texas court ruling that a... Read more
Remember what Jesus' cross stands for, and don't misuse the Bible to justify the death penalty, the Philippines' Catholic bishops... 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
It’s an odd time for death in the United States. Read more
One death sentence in Texas has prompted some legislators to rethink the state’s broad qualifications for the death penalty. Read more
The Catholic bishops of the Philippines voiced strong objections to proposals intended to reinstate the death penalty in the country.... Read more
For two Catholic bishops in Virginia, the execution of a man convicted of brutally killing a family of four was... Read more
The death sentence announced this week for mass murderer Dylann Roof prompted the local Catholic bishop to call for prayer,... Read more
Catholic prayer and protests greeted proposals to expand the use of the death penalty in the Philippines, with the move... Read more
More than 10 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate cases that the death penalty is unconstitutional when... Read more
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a death penalty case that could determine the fate of a man... Read more