National DeSantis urged to stay execution of inmate abused decades ago as teen at state reform school ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — Florida’s first execution of 2024, scheduled for Aug. 29, has been deemed “hypocrisy” because the death warrant is for... Jean GonzalezAugust 28, 2024
National UPDATE: Alabama carries out first-ever nitrogen gas execution decried by faith leaders By Kate Scanlon Peter Jesserer Smith(OSV News) — The state of Alabama carried out the first known execution by nitrogen gas Jan. 25 after... OSV NewsJanuary 30, 2024
National Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s death sentence is the first under Biden administration (OSV News) — A federal death sentence for the man convicted of a 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue marks the first such... Kate ScanlonAugust 4, 2023
National U.S. bishops advance pastoral initiatives to strengthen church amid discussions on Eucharist, priesthood, synodality ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — Meeting in Orlando for their spring assembly, the U.S. bishops moved ahead on some efforts to advance the church’s... Peter Jesserer SmithJune 17, 2023
National Catholic governor calls on Louisiana lawmakers to abolish the death penalty as ‘a pro-life state’ (OSV News) — Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., called for an end to the death penalty in Louisiana during his final State of the... Kate ScanlonApril 14, 2023
National Bishops find Catholic disciples, evangelizers with ‘deep spiritual thirst’ on San Quentin death row SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (OSV News) — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said a recent daylong pastoral visit to death row at San Quentin... Julie AsherMarch 20, 2023