Death Penalty / Capital Punishment

 
“The dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively denying criminals the chance to reform.”
--Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, 1995

USCCB News Releases

Bishops Welcome Connecticut Death Penalty Repeal
April 26, 2012
USCCB, Illinois Bishops Laud State's Death Penalty Repeal
March 10, 2011
Bishops Urge Illinois Governor to Sign Bill Ending Death Penalty
March 3, 2011
Bishops Congratulate New Mexico on Death Penalty's Repeal
March 19, 2009
Bishops Urge NM Governor to Sign Death Penalty Repeal
March 16, 2009
Bishops Launch Major Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty |En Español
March 21, 2005
Bishops Commend Governor's Clemency to Death Row Inmates
January 16, 2003

Legislative Documents, Letters, and Statements

Letter to Senate on The Streamlined Procedure Acts of 2005
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
July 13, 2005
Response to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Roper v. Simmons
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
March 1, 2005
Letter to Conferees on the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
October 21, 2004
Letter to President George W. Bush on the Justice for All Act of 2004
Bishop Wilton Gregory
October 15, 2004
Supreme Court and Juvenile Death Penalty
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
July 19, 2004
101 Reasons to Abandon the Death Penalty
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
April 18, 2002

Primers, Backgrounders, and Educational Materials

Backgrounder on the Death Penalty
February 2011
Facts About the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center
July 10, 2012
The Church and the Death Penalty: Questions and Answers
2011 Respect Life Program: The Death Penalty
Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty: Info Sheet

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