Denial of Clemency to Death-Row Inmate Disappoints Oklahoma Archbishop
Archbishop Paul Coakley spoke about the decision Sept. 28.
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Supreme Court Halts Execution of Inmate Who Requested Prayer at His Death
The court agreed to hear the case of John Henry Ramirez, who was scheduled to be executed, in its upcoming docket this fall.
Catholic Death-Penalty Response Marked by Care for Souls, Heightened Rhetoric
COMMENTARY: Cardinal Tobin’s letter to President Trump, requesting clemency for a convicted murderer, drew attention to a pair of important aspects of the Church’s contemporary consideration of capital punishment.
Catholic Leaders Reject Duterte’s Call to Revive Death Penalty in Philippines
Bishop Baylon called on lawmakers to enact policies that respect human dignity and focus on “a justice that promotes healing and rehabilitation."
Capital Punishment Back in Catholic Consciousness After Executions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of legal challenges against the reinstitution of federal executions has renewed the national debate over the death penalty.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the Murderer
“I had obtained the sign I asked for, and to me it was especially sweet.”
Catholics Emboldened to Abolish the Death Penalty
New Hampshire became the 21st state to formally end the death penalty, after its legislature overrode the governor’s veto.
How to Understand the Death Penalty and Development of Doctrine
COMMENTARY: One must respect the right of Rome to seek to abolish the death penalty, but one may also disagree as to whether this is a homogenous development of doctrine or merely a debate about circumstantial application of that doctrine.
What Does the Magisterium Say About Capital Punishment?
COMMENTARY: History provides context for change, but questions on Paragraph 2267 seem to abound, and not unjustly.
