by Beth | Dec 2, 2003 | Justice and Peace
ATICAN CITY, NOV. 30, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II added his voice in support of the renewal of the international campaign against the death penalty. Before bidding farewell to the pilgrims gathered today in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus, the Pope...
by Beth | Apr 14, 2003 | Justice and Peace
Looking for Alternative Ways to Deal With Rising Crime Rate COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, APRIL 13, 2003 (ZENIT.org-Fides).- Catholics and Protestants in Sri Lanka are opposing a plan to reinstate the death penalty in the face of a rising crime rate. In Sri Lanka, the last...
by Beth | Mar 9, 2003 | Justice and Peace
ROME, MARCH 7, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace gave his support to a U.S. delegation of movements that oppose the death penalty and work to reform the judicial system for minors. Archbishop Renato Martino shared with...
by Beth | Nov 10, 2002 | Justice and Peace
U.S. Courts Put More Barriers to Capital Punishment WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 9, 2002 (Zenit.org).- U.S.. courts are showing more doubts about the death penalty. On Wednesday, one minute before Texan prisoner James Colburn was to be taken from his cell to the death...
by Beth | Nov 10, 2002 | Justice and Peace
U.S. Courts Put More Barriers to Capital Punishment WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 9, 2002 (Zenit.org).- U.S.. courts are showing more doubts about the death penalty. On Wednesday, one minute before Texan prisoner James Colburn was to be taken from his cell to the death...
