Tag: death penalty
Ahead of Easter, Church leaders decry death penalty law, ‘lifeless’ Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (OSV News): Church leaders in Jerusalem expressed sorrow at news of the Israeli Knesset’s…
Head of US bishops conference calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’
WASHINGTON (OSV News): Executive orders signed by United States president, Donald Trump, on issues including…
Cuba to release 553 prisoners for Jubilee Year at pope’s request
VATICAN (CNS): Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban…
In Peace Day message pope calls for end to foreign debt and death penalty
VATICAN (CNS): Pope Francis has called on all nations to eliminate the death penalty, to…
Mary Jane Veloso, on Indonesia’s death row, calls planned repatriation a miracle
JAKARTA (UCAN): “This is a miracle because, honestly, even now, it still feels like a…
Attempt to revive death penalty goes to Philippine Senate
MANILA (UCAN): On October 5, Philippine lawmakers began tackling a top priority bill presented to…
Malaysia confirms pledge to end death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN): Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty and replace it with other…
