Capital Punishment
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Bishops use Supreme Court case to call for death penalty abolition
Several bishops in the U.S. have welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to re-examine death penalty protocols, and have called for... Read more
Court commended for staying execution of mentally ill man
The Catholic bishops in Texas thanked a federal appeals court for issuing a stay of execution for mentally ill inmate... Read more
Texas Catholics to governor: Don't execute mentally ill man
The Texas Catholic Conference has called on governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of mentally ill death row inmate... Read more
Pope calls for end to death penalty out of respect for human dignity
Pope Francis called for the abolition of capital punishment during a speech on Thursday, as well as all forms of... Read more
Asia Bibi's death sentence sparks outrage from Pakistan's Christians
The Lahore High Court's rejection on Thursday of Asia Bibi's appeal against her death sentence, passed by a lower court,... Read more
Death penalty suspended in Ohio as lethal drugs questioned
Following the controversial botched execution of an inmate in Ohio, using a new lethal-injection mixture, a federal judge has decided... Read more
Botched execution shows death penalty's brutality, bishop says
Commenting on the April 29 bungled execution of a death row inmate at the state penitentiary, Oklahoma City’s archbishop has... Read more
