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In this file photo, the sun sets behind one of the guard towers at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., June 10, 2001. The death chamber at the correctional facility is where the federal death penalty is carried out. (CNS photo/Andy Clark, Reuters)

Members of Congress push for end to the federal death penalty

Catholic News Agency|Jan 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Opponents of the death penalty gather at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 12, 2021. (CNS photo/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)

'We are better than this,' deacon says before Johnson's execution

Carol Zimmermann|Jan 15, 2021|4 Min Read

Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is seen in this undated photo inside the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (CNS photo/Courtesy of attorneys for Lisa Montgomery, Handout via Reuters)

Lisa Montgomery put to death after Supreme Court reversal

Carol Zimmermann|Jan 14, 2021|4 Min Read

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, are seen in this composite photo. (CNS composite/photos by Bob Roller)

Bishops call for an end to the federal death penalty

Catholic News Service|Jan 11, 2021|2 Min Read

Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is seen in this undated photo inside the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. (CNS photo/Courtesy of attorneys for Lisa Montgomery, Handout via Reuters)

Catholic advocates against death penalty urge clemency for woman on federal death row

Carol Zimmermann|Dec 30, 2020|4 Min Read

In this file photo, the sun sets behind one of the guard towers at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., June 10, 2001. The death chamber at the correctional facility is where the federal death penalty is carried out. (CNS photo/Andy Clark, Reuters)

Death penalty hits historic low in U.S. 'despite federal execution spree,' says report

Carol Zimmermann|Dec 16, 2020|4 Min Read

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Ohio governor: Lethal injection impermissible for executions

Catholic News Agency|Dec 10, 2020|3 Min Read

Benedictine Sister Jennifer Mechtild Horner, prioress of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Beech Grove, Ind., holds a candle intended to symbolize the light of Christ as the sisters begin their first prayer service of Advent at the Our Lady of Grace Monastery. (CNS file photo/Katie Rutter)

Trump, Barr urged to stop federal executions, recall God's mercy during Advent

Catholic News Service|Dec 7, 2020|4 Min Read

The Department of Justice building in Washington is seen July 30, 2018. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Catholic leaders decry additional federal execution measures

Carol Zimmermann|Dec 1, 2020|4 Min Read

The Federal Corrections Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., is seen May 22, 2019. Orlando Hall, 49, was executed at the facility shortly before midnight Nov. 19. A day earlier a federal appeals court refused to delay the execution of Hall, one of five men convicted in 1994 of kidnapping and raping a teenager before burying her alive. (CNS photo/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)

Supreme Court allows federal execution of Texas inmate to proceed

Carol Zimmermann|Nov 20, 2020|4 Min Read

In this file photo, the sun sets behind one of the guard towers at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., June 10, 2001. The death chamber at the correctional facility is where the federal death penalty is carried out. (CNS photo/Andy Clark, Reuters)

U.S. bishops urge Trump, Barr to stop upcoming federal executions

Carol Zimmermann|Nov 19, 2020|4 Min Read

The Department of Justice seal is seen in the Great Hall at the Main Justice Building in Washington in this file photo. Lezmond Mitchell, a member of the Navajo Nation, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 26, 2020, for crimes committed on a reservation. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Catholics denounce federal execution of Navajo tribe member

Carol Zimmermann|Aug 27, 2020|5 Min Read

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