Tag: capital punishment
Executions down globally, but up in U.S., says Amnesty International
The number of executions worldwide has dropped by almost one-third, Amnesty International said in its latest review of the death penalty.
At least 690 people...
Supreme Court blocks death penalty case of inmate with dementia
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a death-row case back to the lower courts to determine if the inmate’s dementia, brought on by...
Top Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penalty
VATICAN CITY — Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without capital punishment...
Pope Francis revises catechism to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Building on the development of Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis has ordered a revision of the Catechism...