New coalition aims to end capital punishment as executions increase but public support wanes
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Despite an uptick in executions in the U.S. in 2025, opponents of the death penalty lauded…
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A Time to Speak — A Catholic stance on capital punishment
byAfter reconvening in February, Kentucky legislators will discuss bipartisan Senate Bill 45, which would abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment…
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A most demanding commandment
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Jesus asks us to turn the other cheek, to love someone who has hurt us, to love our enemies. Of course, he doesn’t just…
Maryland Catholic Conference urges Trump to stop a federal execution
byBy Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Eight Catholic bishops serving Maryland dioceses urged President Donald Trump Dec. 22 to stop the planned…
Catholic leaders urge Texas governor to stop Rodney Reed’s execution
byBy Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network have…
Kentucky death penalty protocol declared unconstitutional by Kentucky judge
byA Franklin County Circuit judge ruled July 2 that Kentucky’s death penalty regulations are unconstitutional because they fail to provide for an automatic stay…
What the church teaches about capital punishment
bySpecial to The Record On the topic of capital punishment, the “Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and…
Death penalty dealt a blow in Ky.
byBy Marnie McAllister, Record Editor LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Fayette County Circuit Court judge ruled Aug. 1 that Kentucky’s statute allowing offenders under age 21…
Editorial — It can happen here
byDon’t let anyone tell you it can’t happen here. Don’t let anyone say Kentucky is a much too conservative state to ever repeal capital…
Editorial — Capital punishment must end
byFour national Catholic journals — America, National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter and Our Sunday Visitor — united to issue this joint editorial. It…