A Time to Speak — Do you plan to execute them all?
The news that President Donald Trump is planning to sign death warrants and kill federal prisoners during the sacred season of Advent must have…
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Kentucky death penalty protocol declared unconstitutional by Kentucky judge
A Franklin County Circuit judge ruled July 2 that Kentucky’s death penalty regulations are unconstitutional because they fail to provide for an automatic stay…
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Church’s legislative priorities are education, life issues
By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Catholics interested in legislation expected to be considered during the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly are invited to attend a…
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Retired priest to receive ‘Carl Braden Lifetime Achievement’ award
The Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will present the “Carl Braden Lifetime Achievement” award to Father Patrick Delahanty, a retired priest of…
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A Time to Speak — The cost of the death penalty is severe
By Rep. Chad McCoy Some issues are bigger than politics. They push and pull at our core beliefs, forcing us to show our convictions. For…
Read MoreWhat the church teaches about capital punishment
Special to The Record On the topic of capital punishment, the “Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and…
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Death penalty dealt a blow in Ky.
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Fayette County Circuit Court judge ruled Aug. 1 that Kentucky’s statute allowing offenders under age 21…
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Bills aim to kill state’s death penalty
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The use of the death penalty in Kentucky runs contrary to the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” which allows for…
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Conference addresses spectrum of life issues
By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer When people with different passions learn how to collaborate with one another, the culture of life becomes stronger. That’s…
Read MoreEditorial — It can happen here
Don’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…
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