The revolutionary choice of the governor of California who signed the moratorium on capital executions By: Mario Marazziti– L’Osservatore Romano – March 15th, 2019 Gavin Newsom, the new Governor of California, with a gesture…
Our Ways Are Not His Ways By: Becky Visosky To be Christian and to follow Christ is not an invitation to be passive. It is a daily challenge to lay down our own preconceived notions,…
New Ways of Engaging with the World By: Mary Beaudoin Each year we hear the Ash Wednesday readings. What would change if we took these words of Scripture more seriously, and not as something so…
The Fruits of Our Lenten Labors By: Andy Rivas In his recent 2019 Lenten message, Pope Francis reflected on how fasting, prayer and almsgiving can lead us to a profound conversion. Each of us has…
2019 got off to a rapid start for all of us at CMN. No sooner had we returned from our Christmas celebrations that we were diving into planning for new events, conferences, and campaigns. Within two weeks…
By: Emma Tacke “The Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that ‘the death penalty is inadmissible’ […] and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide.” (CCC 2267) Yes, as stated in the…
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The United States, being the only Western nation to still actively employ the use of capital punishment,…
History Is Made On October 11th, just one day after the 2018 World Day Against the Death Penalty, Catholic Mobilizing Network rejoiced at the announcement that Washington’s State Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. The historic…
By: Emma Tacke With his historic revision to the Catechism, Pope Francis gave us a new platform from which to advocate for an end to the death penalty. Now the only question is question is:…
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2018 For More Information: Caitlin Morneau (202) 541-5290 caitlin@catholicsmobilizing.org Catholic Mobilizing Network Emboldened by Catechism Revision on Death Penalty “The death penalty is inadmissible because it…
By: Emma Tacke It never fails that over the past twenty-five years since its beginning, Starvin’ for Justice falls on some of the hottest days of the summer. This year was no exception. Despite the…
By: Emma Tacke It is an inspiring time to be a part of the movement to end the death penalty. Death sentences and executions in 2017 remained near 2016’s historic lows, as public support has…