President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis on Oct. 29 during his first visit to Rome as U.S. president. Among other pressing issues, many Catholics hope the pontiff and Catholic president will discuss the next step to address the U.S. death penalty.
(Washington, D.C.) Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN) is proud to announce the launch of an expansive new resource, "Paths of Renewed Encounter: A Restorative Justice Engagement Guide for Catholic Communities."
(Washington, D.C.) Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a moratorium on federal executions Thursday, marking the first death penalty-related action by the Biden administration, which had campaigned on a promise to “eliminate” capital punishment.
CMN proudly announces the release of "Dignity and the Death Penalty: Evolution of Catholic Teaching," a small-group resource created in partnership with RENEW International and based on the insights of Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ.
Through a national petition organized by CMN, thousands of Catholics and people of goodwill are calling on President Biden to fulfill his campaign pledge to dismantle the federal death penalty.
After former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday on all counts of murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, Catholic Mobilizing Network joins the nation and the U.S. Church in imagining a better path forward.
(Washington, D.C.) From April 18-24, Catholic Mobilizing Network joins the nation in recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and urging victim-centered responses to harm, crime, and violence.
(Washington, D.C.) Virginia became the 23rd U.S. state to abolish capital punishment Wednesday after Governor Ralph Northam signed bipartisan death penalty repeal legislation into law.
(Washington, D.C.) Catholic Mobilizing Network rejoices with the state of Virginia after lawmakers in both houses voted to abolish the death penalty Friday. With the repeal of this racially biased and irreparably broken practice, Virginia solidifies itself as the first southern state that will officially take capital punishment off the books.
(Washington, D.C.) A new petition launched Monday by Catholic Mobilizing Network calls on President-elect Joseph Biden to prioritize an end to the federal death penalty as he prepares to take office on Jan. 20, 2021.
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