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Missouri bishops urge state to refrain from executing convicted child-killer next month
Police said Christopher Collings confessed to killing Rowan Ford after raping her on Nov. 3, 2007. The murder took place... Read more
Catholic group urges Biden to commute federal death sentences before Trump takes office
Catholic Mobilizing Network said in a Nov. 6 statement that the federal death penalty is a “broken” system that “does... Read more
Missouri bishops plead for death row inmate on eve of execution
The Catholic bishops of Missouri are urging the faithful to contact Gov. Mike Parson to stay the execution of convicted... Read more
Oklahoma archbishop: Supreme Court review of execution could further cause of abolition
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the case of an Oklahoma man on death row who... Read more
Oklahoma City archbishop urges governor to grant clemency to convicted murderer
A statewide board in Oklahoma this week narrowly recommended clemency for a man convicted of a double murder more than... Read more
Florida bishops plead with DeSantis to spare life of death row inmate
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops appealed to the governor to grant a stay and commute convicted murderer Duane Owen’s... Read more
Catholics pray after Alabama executes death row inmate
Alabama executed inmate Willie B. Smith III on Thursday evening, Oct. 20, marking the first execution in the state since... Read more
Missouri bishops condemn execution of Ernest Johnson
The four bishops of Missouri released a joint statement on Wednesday evening condemning the state’s execution of Ernest Lee Johnson,... Read more
Missouri executes inmate after Holy See appealed for clemency
Missouri on Tuesday evening executed Ernest Johnson, 61, an inmate convicted of murdering three people in the 1990s, after the... Read more
Texas death row inmate sues to have pastor’s touch in execution chamber
A man scheduled to be executed in early September is suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to have his... Read more
Supreme Court stays Texas execution over chaplain dispute
The Supreme Court stayed the execution of a man in Texas after the state’s Department of Corrections refused to allow... Read more
As Florida execution approaches, bishops urge governor to take pro-life path
An imminent execution scheduled for this week is the wrong path, said Florida’s Catholic bishops, urging the governor of the... Read more
