Death Penalty

G. Marcus Cole, Notre Dame Law School dean, said that in 2018, Pope Francis made it clear that Catholics must now oppose the death penalty.

(OSV News) — As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists against the death penalty had sought clemency from …

The Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for a quarter century. 

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their Catholic faith as a factor in their opposition …

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, said in a Jan. 22 statement executive orders signed …

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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Several days after speaking with Pope Francis, President Joe Biden announced Dec. 23 that he would commute most existing federal death sentences to life in prison. The …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Just four states were responsible for three-quarters of the executions that took place in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by the Death Penalty …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press …

(OSV News) — Indiana carried out its first execution since 2009 early on Dec. 18, in a process that was criticized as shrouded in secrecy and despite objections from Catholic activists …