December 16, 2021 | The Death Penalty Information Center relased its annual report Thursday analyzing the country’s use of capital punishment. Like in years past, the report shows significant advancements toward death penalty abolition in…
Just hours before Julius Jones was set to be executed Thursday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted his death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. READ ON: CMN’s official press statement on Julius Jones’…
Oct. 29, 2021 | Oklahoma took the life of John Marion Grant Thursday in what turned out to be an appallingly problematic execution that left Mr. Grant convulsing repeatedly and vomiting before his death. Grant’s…
President Joe Biden is set to meet with Pope Francis on Friday, Oct. 29 during his first visit to Rome as U.S. president. Among other pressing issues, many Catholics hope the pontiff and Catholic president…
As legislative efforts to abolish the death penalty in Ohio gain momentum, faith communities across the state are preparing to participate in a Death Penalty Abolition Week. This first-time event will be observed October 8-17. Organizers launched…
On Sept. 20, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals announced it had scheduled seven executions between Oct. 28, 2021 and Mar. 10, 2022, including a Nov. 18 execution date for Julius Jones, who has a strong innocence claim….
Many Catholic educators are eager to discuss the Church’s teachings on the death penalty and restorative justice in their classrooms, but aren’t sure where or how to begin. CMN developed the following curated resource collections…
Aug. 14, 2021 | On the annual feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of prisoners, families, and the pro-life movement, Catholic Mobilizing Network announces its new Saint Maximilian Kolbe Giving Society which recognizes those committed supporters who have…
In the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN) mobilized hundreds of thousands of Catholics to oppose a resurgence of federal executions and to advance alternative approaches to justice that promote healing, transformation, and human…
July 2, 2021 | Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a moratorium on federal executions Thursday, marking the first death penalty-related action by the Biden administration, which had campaigned on a promise to “eliminate” capital punishment. “The…
June 23, 2021 | Earlier this week, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced an official review of the federal death penalty. The news left death penalty opponents to wonder whether it might be a sign of a future moratorium…
June 24, 2021 | The South Carolina Supreme Court issued two stays of execution earlier this month amid legal concerns regarding the state’s plan to execute two men during the month of June using a…