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Denial of clemency to death row inmate disappoints Oklahoma archbishop

September 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

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Denver Newsroom, Sep 28, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
One day after a parole board denied clemency to death row inmate Benjamin Cole, the Archbishop of Oklahoma… […]

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Pope Francis’ prayer intention for September: ‘Abolition of the death penalty’

August 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

Pope Francis at the general audience in the Vatican, Aug. 24, 2022 / Pablo Esparza / CNA

Vatican City, Aug 31, 2022 / 10:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has asked Catholics around the world to pray in September for an end to the death penalty.He made… […]

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Oklahoma City archbishop disappointed by denial of clemency to death row inmate

August 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Shortly after Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma denied clemency to death row inmate James Coddington on … […]

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OKC archbishop calls for end to death penalty in state amid court decision affirming its constitutionality

June 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2022 / 15:56 pm (CNA).
In response to a federal court decision affirming the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s death penalty protocol, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City … […]

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Bishops in Texas welcome stay of execution for woman on death row

April 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Austin, Texas, Apr 26, 2022 / 10:39 am (CNA).
The Texas bishops’ conference expressed gratitude Monda… […]

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Charleston diocese: Making death-row inmate choose means of execution is ‘barbarism’

April 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Charleston, S.C., Apr 11, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
After the South Carolina Supreme Court set a date for the execution of Richard Moore, the Diocese of Charleston stated its opposition to capital punishment, a… […]

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Bishops in Texas urge clemency for woman on death row

February 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 28, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The state of Texas should grant clemency to a woman set to be executed in April, a Catholic organization and two bishops said… […]

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US Supreme Court to hear case of death row inmate requesting pastor’s touch at execution

November 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Nov 8, 2021 / 16:02 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Ramirez v. Collier on Tuesday, Nov. 9, almost … […]

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Catholic group decries Oklahoma execution, during which inmate vomited

October 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 29, 2021 / 17:09 pm (CNA).
A Catholic organization is calling on Oklahoma to stop executing prisoners following yet another botched execution Thursday afternoon.  Oklahoma… […]

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Oklahoma City archbishop issues call to prayer for end to abortion, death penalty

October 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

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Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct 23, 2021 / 12:11 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has issued a call to prayer for the abolition of the death penalty and for the end to abortion in Oklahoma.&nb… […]

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