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[Webinar] The State of the Death Penalty in 2026: Trends, Realities, Advocacy2025 presented numerous challenges to the movement to abolish the death penalty in the United States: increased rates of executions, new execution methods, and the introduction of legislation in some states that seeks to expand the practice. At the same time, new death sentences remained at historic lows and public support for the death penalty…
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[Recording] Fireside Chat: Two Families Restorative Justice JourneyThe journey for these two sets of parents – Kate, Deacon Andy, Julie and Michael – began in March 2010 after Ann Grosmaire was tragically shot and killed by her boyfriend Conor McBride. Unsatisfied by the status quo of legal proceedings, the Grosmaire and McBride parents successfully advocated for restorative justice to shape the plea…
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[Webinar] Drawing Mercy: A Conversation with Sr. Helen PrejeanWatch the recording of Sr. Helen Prejean and Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN)’s powerful conversation on Dead Man Walking — now released as a graphic edition — and the urgent fight for mercy and justice in today’s world. Hear Sr. Helen’s insights on the death penalty, the power of storytelling, and why these issues matter now…
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A Thanksgiving Prayer of GratitudeLoving God, may our hearts be filled with gratitude not just today but every day. Your blessings surround us, but too often we ignore them or lose sight of them in the presence of current challenges. Open our hearts to see the signs of your love in our midst and remind us that we are…
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Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition | Catholic Discussion GuideThrough a series of thoughtful reflection questions, this discussion guide serves as an accompaniment to Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition, offering readers a way to explore the Catholic call to uphold the sanctity of life and to examine the inadequacies of the U.S. criminal legal system. Since its landmark 1993 release, Sr. Helen Prejean’s Dead…
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Homily on Restorative Justice, by Most Rev. Hartmayer, Archbishop of AtlantaOpening Mass of the National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice“Tangible Signs of Hope” Homily of Most Reverend Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of AtlantaAtlanta, September 25, 2025 We are gathered for this national Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice, on the topic: “Tangible Signs of Hope”. In the First Reading, we hear that “God proves…
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Pilgrims on the Way of Hope: A Resource for the Jubilee of PrisonersThe Holy See has designated a number of Jubilee Days throughout 2025 to recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church. The Jubilee of Prisoners will be held Dec. 14, 2025. For this Jubilee recognizing those in prison, we call to mind the nearly two million people in the United…
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CMN Co-hosts Panel with the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public LifeCatholic Mobilizing Network and the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life co-sponsored this panel as part of the 2025 National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice. Hosted on September 26, 2025 in-person for conference attendees in Atlanta, Georgia, this impressive panel was livestreamed to engage a national audience. Watch the recording below. Here…
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Death Penalty Fact SheetAn overview of the current status of the U.S. system of capital punishment and several of the grave injustices of this practice which disregards the sanctity of life. Includes:
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What does the Church say about the death penalty?The Catholic Church clearly teaches that the death penalty has no place in any society. Capital punishment is a direct attack to the sanctity of life, and our efforts to oppose this dehumanizing system fall squarely within the continuum of life issues. In 2018, the Catechism of the Catholic Church was clarified to reflect this…