Death Penalty Quarterly | January 2026
2025 held both setbacks and progress in the movement to end the death penalty. CMN’s webinar hosted on January 21 — The State of the Death Penalty in 2026: Trends, Realities, Advocacy — was a chance to…
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CMN Executive Director will participate in residential fellowship at the University of Notre Dame
On January 14, 2026, CMN’s Board Chair Sr. Rita Ann Teichman, CSJ announced Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy’s invitation to serve as a Love Ethic Social Innovator Fellow in the The Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., Center…
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Tremane Wood is granted clemency, minutes before execution
Oklahoma was scheduled to execute Tremane Wood on the morning of November 13 for his role in the murder of Ronnie Wipf. A week prior, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had recommended in a…
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Death Penalty Quarterly | October 2025
In the last few months, we’ve heard much about the death penalty on the national stage. As we reflect on the past quarter, this report highlights key trends, analysis and developments shaping the conversation across…
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Photo Gallery: National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice 2025
On September 25 – September 27, 2025 CMN hosted the National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice to bring together Catholic ministry leaders, academic and legal professionals, restorative justice practitioners, and people directly impacted by harm, crime, and…
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World Day Against the Death Penalty 2025 Events
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…
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CMN Co-hosts Panel with the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
Catholic 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 in-person for conference attendees in Atlanta,…
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CMN Launches 2024-2025 Impact Report
On the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv. — patron saint of prisoners, families, and the pro-life movement — Catholic Mobilizing Network releases its annual Impact Report, highlighting accomplishments of the past year. In…
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Death Penalty Quarterly | July 2025
With a recent uptick in executions and states pursuing the use of capital punishment in new ways, understanding the deeper forces at play is more important now than ever. 2025 is a pivotal moment in…
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Fall 2025 Save the Dates
As we kick off the Summer months, we want to share with you some of the many opportunities to look forward to throughout the rest of the year: St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Feast Day Our patron…
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June 2025: An Execution-Heavy Month
In the span of three weeks this June, six men were executed by five states: This pace defies years-long trends demonstrating progressive disfavor with the death penalty across the country. Notably, the execution of Thomas…
