An Alabama man won a reprieve from a planned lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court said the state must allow his personal pastor in the death chamber.
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty released a statement July 25 criticizing the federal reinstatement of capital punishment, arguing the practice goes against the fundamental principles of conservatism.
The New Hampshire Senate's vote to repeal the death penalty is "an enormous victory for life," according to the executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network.
The New Hampshire Senate's vote to repeal the death penalty is "an enormous victory for life," according to the executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network.
With capital punishment called "inadmissible," activists see an end to "any remaining ambiguity about the Church's teaching against the death penalty" — and they hope for action.
A 270-page report, released June 25, outlined recommendations to address problems with capital punishment, which the commission ultimately called "unnecessary."
