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Oklahoma archbishop decries execution of Anthony Sanchez as ‘archaic’
Sanchez was convicted of the 1996 rape and murder of 21-year-old University of Oklahoma student Juli Busken. Read more
Tree of Life synagogue shooter handed federal death penalty
Robert G. Bowers is the first person to be condemned to death under the Biden administration, which placed the federal... Read more
Florida bishops request clemency for death row inmate
James Phillip Barnes is scheduled to die Thursday, but bishops in Florida have appealed to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a... Read more
UPDATE: Missouri death row inmate to be executed Tuesday
Catholics in St. Louis and across Missouri, as well as Pope Francis himself, had advocated for a stay of Johnny... Read more
Missouri death row inmate granted stay of execution following Catholic advocacy
Catholics across Missouri had advocated for a stay of Johnny Johnson’s execution, citing the Church’s teaching on the admissibility of... Read more
After latest Oklahoma execution, Archbishop Coakley calls for death penalty abolition
Convicted murderer Jemaine Cannon, 51, was executed by lethal injection on Thursday morning at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Read more
Catholic priest shares inside look of accompanying a man on death row
Father Dustin Feddon from the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee tells CNA what it was like to walk with Darryl Barwick to... Read more
Bishops condemn Florida’s dropping of unanimous jury requirement for death penalty cases
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 20 allowing prisoners in the state to be sentenced to death without... Read more
Denial of clemency to death row inmate disappoints Oklahoma archbishop
One day after a parole board denied clemency to death row inmate Benjamin Cole, the archbishop of Oklahoma City registered... Read more
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for September: ‘Abolition of the death penalty’
Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray in September for an end to the death penalty. Read more
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Oklahoma City archbishop disappointed by denial of clemency to death row inmate
Shortly after Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma denied clemency to death row inmate James Coddington on Wednesday, the Archbishop of... Read more
OKC archbishop calls for end to death penalty after court upholds lethal injections
The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls the death penalty "inadmissible." Read more
Bishops in Texas welcome stay of execution for woman on death row
The Texas bishops' conference expressed gratitude Monday that a state court halted the execution of Melissa Lucio over claims she... Read more
Charleston diocese: Making death-row inmate choose means of execution is 'barbarism'
After the South Carolina Supreme Court set a date for the execution of Richard Moore, the Diocese of Charleston stated... Read more
Bishops in Texas urge clemency for woman on death row
The state of Texas should grant clemency to a woman set to be executed in April, a Catholic organization and... Read more
US Supreme Court hears case of inmate requesting pastor at execution
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of a man seeking to pray with his pastor... Read more
US Supreme Court to hear case of death row inmate requesting pastor's touch at execution
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Ramirez v. Collier on Tuesday, Nov. 9, almost two months after the... Read more
Catholic group decries Oklahoma execution, during which inmate vomited
A Catholic organization is calling on Oklahoma to stop executing prisoners following yet another botched execution Thursday afternoon. Read more
Oklahoma City archbishop issues call to prayer for end to abortion, death penalty
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has issued a call to prayer for the abolition of the death penalty and... Read more
Holy See asks Missouri governor to halt scheduled execution
The Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christopher Pierre, asked the governor of Missouri on Monday to spare the... Read more
