The Catechism, per the 2018 revision, states that ‘the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the ...

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

The killing of a National Guard member in Washington DC has revived attention on the use of capital punishment in the US. Attorney General Pam Bondi said authorities will seek the death penalty for ...

(RNS) — The new initiative points to an increase in the use of the death penalty over the past year as public support for it ...

So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ ...

States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely.

The U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, a coalition of over 50 organizations, has been launched to abolish capital ...

Catholics and pro-life conservatives formed a coalition of more than 50 organizations seeking to end the death penalty.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — While Ohio has joined a few other states in pausing executions, the number of people put to death nationwide ...

Conservative justices asked whether the Supreme Court needs to sharpen its guidance on how courts assess intellectual ...