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Our Catholic faith affirms the sacredness of all life, regardless of the harm someone has endured or inflicted. The death penalty violates this divine vision of justice.

We can choose life over death, and healing over revenge.

Our revenge-driven responses to crime and violence aren’t working. Find out how CMN is advancing justice solutions that promote Jesus’ reconciling way.

Journeying as Pilgrims of Hope: A Special Jubilee Year Experience in Montgomery and Selma, AL

Answer the Holy Father’s call to be Pilgrims of Hope during this Jubilee Year by exploring the roots of racial violence and discerning how to foster truth-telling and healing, to guide both our Church and country towards restoration and justice.

Interested in joining the November 5-7 National Catholic Ministry Leaders Experience in Montgomery and Selma, AL? Submit the interest form today.

How We Work

CMN leverages a three-tiered strategy to empower Catholics and people of goodwill to end the death penalty, advance justice solutions aligned with Catholic values, and promote healing approaches like restorative justice.

Education

We create innovative resources and learning opportunities that shed light on the Church’s teachings and expose the flaws of the criminal legal system.

Advocacy

We empower people of faith to engage in informed advocacy against the death penalty and champion justice solutions that center healing and human dignity.

Prayer

We ground our work in faith, bringing Catholics together for prayer and spiritual formation that uplifts God’s desire for justice and healing.

Recent News

Stay updated with the latest news from CMN plus the national movements to end the death penalty and advance justice and healing.

Pope Francis dies at the age of 88

On April 21, Monday in the Octave of Easter, the Holy Father Pope Francis died at the age of 88. Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, offers the following statement in the…

Death Penalty Quarterly | April 2025

The decades-long movement to end the death penalty has experienced ebbs and flows — moments of progress and moments of setbacks. What we know from this movement, however, is that despite setbacks, the trajectory continues…

March 2025 Experiences Fast Pace of Executions

At the onset of March 2025, seven executions were scheduled, many of them with short notice. Five of those executions were eventually carried out in five different states, and four of them took place in…

Death Penalty Quarterly | January 2025

At the onset of 2025, we look back at the past year in celebration of the hope brought by recent death row commutations, which embody the spirit of this Jubilee Year — a time of…

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    Upcoming Events

    • Deepening Circle: Adapting Restorative Practices for Full Participation

      May 7

    • Intro to Restorative Justice Workshop (May 2025)

      May 23

    • Intro to Restorative Justice Workshop (August 2025)

      August 21

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