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First federal death penalty case heard under President Joe Biden, who made campaign pledge...
The terrorism trial of Sayfullo Saipov, who is accused of fatally striking eight people with a truck in New York City in 2017, began...
Arizona bishop Thomas J. Olmsted speaks out against capital punishment: ‘All human life is...
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...
With more federal executions pending, U.S. bishops call on Trump, Barr to stop capital...
WASHINGTON — In response to the upcoming federal execution of Orlando Hall Nov. 19, and two more federal executions scheduled to take place in...
Death penalty critics take aim at federal government’s push to move forward with capital...
WASHINGTON -- Critics of the death penalty denounced the decision June 15 by Attorney General William Barr to set execution dates for four federal...
Catholic reporter covered more than 400 executions, sees no deterrent in capital punishment
HOUSTON -- Michael Graczyk, a parishioner at a Catholic church in Montgomery County, Texas, has personally witnessed more than 400 executions of Texas inmates...
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...
Gov. Ron DeSantis disregards Catholic bishops, signs death warrant marking Florida’s 100th execution
WASHINGTON -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., moved ahead with his latest execution Feb. 23, over the objections of Florida's Catholic bishops who appealed to...
Josh Shapiro first Pennsylvania governor to call on lawmakers to abolish death penalty —...
Gov. Josh Shapiro called on Pennsylvania's legislature Feb. 16 to end the death penalty, marking the first time a governor of the Keystone State...
Death Penalty Information Center names 2022 ‘the year of the botched execution’
WASHINGTON -- After a report dubbed 2022 "the year of the botched execution," Catholic activists renewed their calls for an end to capital punishment...
Death penalty opponents disappointed with U.S. vote against global death penalty ban at U.N....
WASHINGTON -- When the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Dec. 15 to establish a worldwide "moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing...