by Beth | Feb 8, 2007 | Justice and Peace
Though the Church “continues to maintain that the legitimate authorities of state have the duty to protect society from aggressors,” the declaration explained that in the modern world, the death penalty is difficult to justify. The Holy See’s...
by Beth | Jan 8, 2007 | Justice and Peace
The Italian Government this week formally petitioned the United Nations Security Council to initiate a process for an international moratorium on the death penalty, just days after Church and political leaders here resoundingly condemned the execution of the former...
by Beth | Dec 31, 2006 | Justice and Peace
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As 2006 came to an end, capital punishment was making headlines for what it is not doing: overall declining use, waning support and recent challenges at the state levels about how it is conducted. Shifting public support for capital punishment...
by Beth | Jun 26, 2006 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, JUNE 26, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Philippines presented Benedict XVI with a new law that abolishes the death penalty in her country. The Holy Father received Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in audience today, the Holy See press office confirmed in...
by Beth | Dec 22, 2005 | Justice and Peace
Sister Therese Bangert, SCL, a chaplain for the Kansas City Kan., police and fire departments, has fought against the death penalty for years. This week, she drove to Washington D.C., to sit in on the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard arguments on two death penalty...
