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Table of Contents
- Church Documents and Teachings
- Articles and Publications
- Columns and Commentary
- Legal Briefs
- Testimony and Letters
- News Releases and Statements
- Additional Resources
Church Documents and Teachings
- A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death, USCCB, November 2005
- Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice, USCCB, November 15, 2000
- Statement on Capital Punishment, USCCB, 1980
- Victim Advocates Against the Death Penalty, by Andrew Rivas, 2006 (En Español)
- Justice, Mercy and Capital Punishment by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.,2005 (En Español)
- We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us, by Maureen Kramlich, 2003 (En Español)
- Living and Dying on Death Row: An Eyewitness Account, by Joseph Ross, 2001 (En Español)
- The Gospel of Life and the Sentence of Death: Catholic Teaching on Capital Punishment, by Rev. Augustine Judd, 2000 (En Español)
- Prison Ministry: To Free the Souls of Captives, by Rev. George Brooks, 1998
- The Many Victims of the Death Penalty, by Maureen Kramlich, Life Issues Forum, January 17, 2003
- Bring Light to Twilight, by Maureen Kramlich, Life Issues Forum, October 25, 2002
- Vengeance is Mine, Says the Lord, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, May 25, 2001
- Death on a Gurney, by Maureen Kramlich, Life Issues Forum, August 3, 2001
- Donald Roper v. Christopher Simmons, July 15, 2004 (from the Office of General Counsel)
- Ernest Paul McCarver v. State of North Carolina, June 8, 2001 (from the Office of General Counsel)
- On the Use of the Death Penalty at the Federal Level, Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, September, 28, 1989
- The Approaching Execution of Timothy McVeigh, Cardinal Roger Mahony and Cardinal William Keeler, May 2, 2001
- A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty, USCCB Administrative Board, April 2, 1999
- Opposition to the Execution of Karla Faye Tucker, Bishop William Skylstad, January 29, 1998
- Life and Death after the Oklahoma City Bombing Verdict, Bishop William Skylstad, June 5, 1997
- On the Death Sentence for Timothy McVeigh, Bernard Cardinal Law and Bishop William Skylstad, June 13, 1997
- Statement on Capital Punishment, Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, January 26, 1977
Please see the USCCB Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty for the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on Capital Punishment.
Please see our Catalog for our printed resources on Capital Punishment.
Please visit our News Archives for additional information on Capital Punishment.