A resource from Catholic Mobilizing Network, designed for bishops, priests, and deacons who want to identify opportunities to connect the Church’s teaching against the death penalty to scripture. This free resource offers:
- A selection of Scripture passages and Liturgical Feasts that lend themselves towards preaching about the death penalty
- Core Church teachings on the death penalty from the Catholic Catechism, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Pope Francis’ papal encyclical, Fratelli Tutti
- Basic facts about capital punishment in the U.S. and where to find information about the death penalty in each state