Tag: abolish death penalty
Catholic governors inconsistent on role of death penalty
WASHINGTON -- Some Catholic governors are embracing the use of capital punishment as part of their political platforms despite the Catholic Church's opposition to...
Sister Helen Prejean’s fight to abolish the death penalty: ‘What I...
WASHINGTON-- Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death penalty.
At...
Reports show that Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man on death row...
WASHINGTON -- A law firm's June 15 report claiming the innocence of Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man on death row for more than 25...
Arizona bishop Thomas J. Olmsted speaks out against capital punishment: ‘All...
WASHINGTON-- Arizona's Catholic bishops and other Catholic opponents of the death penalty spoke out against the June 8 execution of Frank Atwood, just as...
New Hampshire death penalty repeal bid called ‘an enormous victory for...
CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Senate's vote to repeal the death penalty is "an enormous victory for life," according to the executive director...