The Supreme Court begins its new term Oct. 3, jumping right back into the fray with cases that take on affirmative action, voting, immigration, the environment and freedom of speech.
Catholic leaders weigh in on upcoming, busy Supreme Court term
Nation/World news briefs: Aug. 29, 2022
In focus: Death of Archbishop Weakland, death-row execution, Ukraine summons papal nuncio, kidnapped Nigerian nuns
New report issued by law firm says Oklahoma death-row inmate is innocent
A law firm’s June 15 report claiming the innocence of Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man on death row for more than 25 years, is something that advocates, including Sister Helen Prejean, have long emphasized.
Catholic leaders speak out against Arizona executions
Two executions by lethal injection took place at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, following a nearly eight-year pause in executions in the state because of the difficulty of obtaining lethal injection drugs and criticism that a 2014 execution in the state was botched.
Documentarian witnesses healing, forgiveness in execution’s aftermath
This documentary, which premiered Good Friday over online streaming services, focuses on the providential chain of events that led up to the fulfillment of a death row inmate’s dying wish — that his victim’s family would forgive him.
Texas bishops call execution of death-row inmate an ‘act of vengeance’
In a statement released just after Buntion’s death, the bishops said that Buntion, one of the oldest death-row inmates with multiple chronic health condition and was of no threat to anyone.
Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber
The court’s March 4 ruling said a federal appeals court in 2020 should not have thrown out the death sentence for Tsarnaev for his role in the bombing that killed three people in 2013 at the Boston Marathon’s finish line.
Catholic leaders encourage lobbying, discussion against death penalty
Recent webinars emphasized not only the Catholic Church’s stance against capital punishment but the need for people of faith to step up and do their part to help bring an end to this practice in the U.S.