Death Penalty

President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 called off Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.

Catholic leaders across the nation are continuing to express their shock and concern over the Trump administration’s plans to livestream a military execution.

“I oblige any Catholics assigned to the firing squad to request to be excused from this action contrary to the teaching of the Church,” Archbishop Broglio said.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A plan by Pentagon officials to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December has been met with mounting …

In a post published Oct. 10, on the World Day Against the Death Penalty, the pope said the common good of humanity can be safeguarded without the death penalty.

After Pentagon officials said they planned to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic …

The case for standing against the death penalty as a Catholic.

After Tennessee officials failed in their Sept. 30 attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder, the state’s Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining …

While Congress was in the midst of its August recess, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she would step down from her podium at the end of the month. 

“Every human life, given by God, is sacred,” Florida’s Catholic bishops told Gov. Ron DeSantis Aug. 13 in urging him to stay the execution of William Silvia and commute his …