Capital punishment is a problematic system. This reality has been highlighted in the past quarter through individual cases and developments within our states. Individuals have been executed despite clear racial bias and strong claims of…
In advance of the Justice Reimagined Awards & Celebration, hosted at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, DC on World Day Against the Death Penalty, CMN received the following letter from Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio…
October 10 is “World Day Against the Death Penalty,” a day where people across the globe will gather to oppose capital punishment. Here in the U.S, faith-based events scattered across the country on October 10…
In the span of just one week, between Friday, September 20, 2024 and Thursday, September 26, 2024, five men were executed in the United States. This week of executions claimed the lives of Freddie Owens…
The death penalty landscape across the U.S. is changing every day and CMN is committed to keeping this network up to date on what you need to know. In July 2024, we introduce this new…
Catholic Mobilizing Network has unveiled its new website—an exciting development for the organization which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. CMN’s Executive Director Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy said, “We are thrilled to share Catholic Mobilizing Network’s…
On May 9, 2024, Pope Francis announced the Jubilee Year 2025 in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica. The theme for this Jubilee year: Pilgrims of Hope. Pope Francis announced the 2025 Jubilee Year in…
On April 12, 2024, Judge Arturo Nelson, a district judge who presided over Melissa Lucio’s capital murder case, recommended to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that her conviction be overturned. The judge’s recommendation supports…
From left to right: Katie Painter, first place; Morgan Miles, second place; Krystia Ramirez, third place. Dozens of young adults ages 18-30 from all across the country entered poems in Catholic Mobilizing Network’s 2024 Justice…
The National Registry of Exonerations recently released its 2023 Annual Report. The organization, which is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law…
Louisiana has not executed any individual since 2010. Under the leadership of newly-elected Governor Jeff Landry, that might change. This week the Louisiana legislature met for a special session to consider over a dozen bills…
Anthony Ray Hinton, author of The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice, spent 30 years on death row in Alabama for a crime he did not commit. Through the tireless efforts…