Capital punishment Archives - Crux

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct.8, 2026, for the annual opening of the academic year at pontifical universities, joining Rome's 22 pontifical institutions and numerous others worldwide. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native US plans to livestream execution

by Nicole Winfield October 11, 2026

Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment storm the grounds of the Soldier Readiness Center to apprehend a mass shooter in Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009. (Credit: David Morris/Killeen Daily Herald via AP/AP.)

Church in the US

A botched execution and plans for one in public show the US is conflicted about capital punishment

by John Hanna, Deepa Bharath and Sarah Rankin October 10, 2026

Protesters throw stones and shout slogans during a standoff with police outside the demolished residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s former leader and the father of the country’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after the verdict against Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (Credit: Rajib Dhar/AP.)

Catholics oppose death penalty announced for former Bangladeshi leader

by Stephan Uttom Rozario November 18, 2025

Japan's death chamber. (Credit: AP.)

Cardinal calls for Japan to stop using the death penalty

by Nirmala Carvalho October 15, 2025

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David (right) joins the Trillion Peso March against corruption in Quezon City, Philippines, September 21, 2025. (Credit: Diocese of Kalookan.)

Filipino cardinal rejects death penalty to ‘kill’ corrupt politicians

by Joseph San Mateo September 26, 2025

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during a ceremony to commemorate World AIDS Day with survivors, their families and advocates, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Washington. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Francis pushes end to death penalty as Biden commutes 1500, but none on death row

by Charles Collins December 13, 2024December 13, 2024

Death penalty protesters are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington Oct. 13, 2021. (Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters via CNS.)

Church in the US

Death row exoneration shows U.S. capital punishment is ‘broken’

by John Lavenburg July 4, 2024July 8, 2024

Soldiers accused of rape and crimes against humanity slouch in their chairs during a military tribunal in the town of Baraka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Feb. 16, 2011. Congo has lifted a more than two-decade old moratorium on the death penalty to try and rid the country of traitors and acts of “terrorism”, said the government. The moratorium, established in 2003, has allowed offenders accused of treachery and espionage, guaranteed impunity, said the justice ministry in a statement that emerged Friday, March 15, 2024. (Credit: Pete Muller/AP.)

Church in Africa

DR Congo’s reinstatement of death penalty faces fierce Church opposition

by Ngala Killian Chimtom March 21, 2024

Church in the US

Catholics blast DeSantis move on death penalty as ‘stunning’ attack on human life

by John Lavenburg April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

Church in the US

Texas to execute man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son

by Juan A. Lozano November 16, 2022

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