Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Yemeni law allows for a person to be executed in four ways - shooting, hanging, stoning and beheading. However, only one of ...

Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in ...

While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call ...

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

A Utah judge has set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, despite appeals from ...

Not a single jury in Oklahoma has issued a new death sentence in the past three years, a sign that public opinion has changed ...

The Punjab government is facing heat from the BJP and Congress as it is planning to bring a tough anti-sacrilege bill with ...

President Duma Boko has called on the nation to critically assess the effectiveness of capital punishment in curbing violent ...

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise.

The union grieved, asserting that the worker’s misconduct was better characterized as misuse of time and termination was ...