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

Articles and Publications

• 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

Columns and Commentary

• 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

Legal Briefs

• 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)

Testimony and Letters

• On the Use of the Death Penalty at the Federal Level, Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, September, 28, 1989

News Releases and Statements

• 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

Additional Resources

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.

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