death penalty
Virginia bishops praise governor for commuting death sentence
The bishops said they have a ‘profound respect for the sanctity of every human life’
Bishop Declan Lang reiterates call for complete abolition of the death penalty
The bishop said that every execution is a violation of the innate dignity of the human person
Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/03/17
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Philippine bishops ‘overcome with grief’ as House of Representatives backs death penalty
Lawmakers approved the bill to reinstate capital punishment with 216 to 54 votes
Bishops to speak against death penalty for man accused of killing priest
Fr Rene Robert, from Florida, was murdered in April
Morning Catholic must-reads: 31/01/17
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Bishop opposes death penalty for Dylann Roof: ‘All human life is sacred’
Bishop Guglielmone asked people to pray for the victims and for Roof’s own conversion
Our ‘lesser of two evils’ politics has become unbearable
Many of us voted through gritted teeth. We need to invest our time and effort on building an alternative
US Supreme Court and states to revisit use of death penalty
The Supreme Court cases address ‘the brokenness of the judicial system’, say Catholic campaigners
California bishops urge voters to reject the death penalty
Bishops in California and New Mexico have urged voters to resist attempts to reinstate the death penalty
