A lethal injection chamber. / California Department of Corrections via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)
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 … […]
Archbishop Samuel Aquila, 71, is celebrating his tenth anniversary as Archbishop of Denver, the archdiocese in which he was ordained in 1976. He was born in Burbank, California, served as a priest in Denver for 25 […]
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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 … […]
The lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison. / California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).
Austin, Texas, Apr 26, 2022 / 10:39 am (CNA).
The Texas bishops’ conference expressed gratitude Monda… […]
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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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Washington D.C., Mar 24, 2022 / 14:41 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an inmate who requested that his pastor pray aloud and “lay hands” on him during his execution. The justices decided the cas… […]
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Washington D.C., Mar 4, 2022 / 13:46 pm (CNA).
The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted of killing four people in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. In a 6-3 de… […]
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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… […]
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaching during Mass in the cathedral in 2021. / Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 18, 2021 / 12:21 pm (CNA).
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City praised Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) for his… […]
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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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