The death penalty and the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church opposes the death penalty in nearly all cases, and Pope John Paul II often speaks out against capital punishment. Read Catholic teaching, personal stories and a prayer to end the death penalty.
The Death Penalty and the Catholic Church
See our updated "Death Penalty" area for current news and information.

Q U I C K L I N K S
• Holy Week Campaign to End the Death Penalty
• The Pope's 1999 Appeal to America
• The Death Penalty (Catholic Update)
• Bible and Death Penalty (Scripture From Scratch)
• Two Fathers: Bud Welch and William McVeigh
• The Real Woman Behind Dead Man Walking
• Capital Punishment Is Not the Answer
• Jubilee Forgiveness (Millennium Monthly)
• A Prayer to Abolish the Death Penalty
 

 

 


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Death Penalty: A Catholic Viewpoint, by Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J.