Dec 17, 2007
By Ed Kasuba KYW Newsradio New Jersey governor Jon Corzine has signed into law a bill making his state the first one in four decades to abolish the death penalty. The move is being hailed worldwide as a victory against capital punishment. Sister Helen Prejean, a nun...Nov 5, 2007
Independent Catholic News Five million signatures against the death penalty were presented to Srgian Kerim, president of the 62nd general assembly of the United Nations Organisation on Friday, in New York by a delegation of the Sant’Egidio community and the...Oct 18, 2007
By Chelsea Delnero “We are worth more than the worst act we commit,” said Sister Helen Prejean as she addressed the Keene community with a lecture on capital punishment Oct. 11. Prejean gave a speech in the Mabel Brown Room to a large audience of Keene...Oct 1, 2007
On 10 October 2003, the first World Day Against the Death Penalty took place. This event was launched by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, which gathers international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Bar Associations, Unions and local governments...Oct 1, 2007
By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) – Standing beneath a large crucifix in the sanctuary of a Baltimore church, Sister Helen Prejean, internationally acclaimed death penalty abolitionist, stretched out her arms and intently fixed her gaze on...Jun 7, 2007
(Washington, D.C.) Because of mistakes and a lack of efficacy, the death penalty is losing the confidence of the American public, according to a new poll by RT Strategies to be released on June 9, 2007 at 12 noon EDT. Almost 40% of the U.S. population believe they...Apr 26, 2007
Podcast from the University of Virginia Lecture by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, who has long had a ministry to death row inmates in Louisiana and who received international acclaim for her book “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the...Mar 27, 2007
The Australian By Matthew Westwood AMERICAN author and nun Helen Prejean has linked the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to attitudes that condone the death penalty. Prejean, author of the book Dead Man Walking, about inmates on death row, said the inhumane...Mar 16, 2007
National Catholic Reporter Often enough on this page we have spoken of finding hope in the long haul. It is a phrase, or at least a sentiment, familiar to anyone working for social change. Change comes slowly, in tiny increments, but happen it will if the case can be...Nov 30, 2006
by Antoinette Bosco Columbia magazine U.S. bishops, defending life, launch a campaign to end the death penalty. This article appeared in the November 2006 issue of Columbia magazine, the monthly publication of the Knights of Columbus, New Haven, CT. It is reprinted...