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DeSantis signs death penalty legislation criticized by Florida bishops

Kate Scanlon|Apr 24, 2023|4 Min Read

Louisiana

Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty

Kate Scanlon|Apr 12, 2023|3 Min Read

execution

DeSantis disregards Catholic bishops on death penalty, oversees Florida's 100th execution

Kate Scanlon|Feb 23, 2023|5 Min Read

shapiro

Pennsylvania governor calls on state lawmakers to abolish capital punishment as 'statement of morality'

Kate Scanlon|Feb 17, 2023|3 Min Read

Executions

Oregon commutations, Oklahoma scheduling pace key death penalty report

Mark Pattison|Dec 19, 2022|5 Min Read

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network, speaks at the Vatican Embassy in Washington Oct. 10, 2022, about World Day Against the Death Penalty. (CNS photo/Rick Reinhard, courtesy Catholic Mobilizing Network)

U.S. Catholic leaders speak out against three November executions

Carol Zimmermann|Nov 21, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hammad Al Khalifa attend the welcoming ceremony for the pontiff in the courtyard of Sakhir Palace Nov. 3, 2022. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)

In Bahrain, pope calls for full religious freedom, no death penalty

Carol Glatz|Nov 3, 2022|4 Min Read

Death-row inmate John Ramirez is shown in this undated photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jan. 24, 2017. The state of Texas executed Ramirez by lethal injection late Oct. 5, 2022, for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man. The 38-year-old inmate won a Supreme Court battle March 24 to have his pastor pray with him during his execution. (CNS photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Handout via Reuters) EDITOR'S NOTE: FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Texas executes inmate who won court battle over prayer in death chamber

Carol Zimmermann|Oct 6, 2022|3 Min Read

The Oklahoma State Penitentiary is seen in McAlester, Okla., Sept. 30, 2015. (CNS photo/Nick Oxford, Reuters)

Oklahoma death-row inmate executed by lethal injection

Catholic News Service|Aug 25, 2022|4 Min Read

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille, and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City are seen in this composite photo. (CNS composite; photos by Paul Haring and Archdiocese of Oklahoma City)

Catholic leaders decry federal judge's ruling on lethal injections

Carol Zimmermann|Jun 7, 2022|3 Min Read

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington May 18, 2022. (CNS photo/Tom Brenner, Reuters)

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban

Catholic News Agency|May 24, 2022|3 Min Read

Death penalty protesters are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Oct. 13, 2021. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Supreme Court sides with Arizona in death penalty cases

Carol Zimmermann|May 23, 2022|3 Min Read

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