Statement by Bishops of Texas on the Death Penalty, January 1992
Statement on the Death Penalty, December 1996
Statement by Bishops of Florida on Death Penalty, November 1972
Statement by Bishop Harris on the Death Penalty, 1977
Statement by Bishop Green on the Death Penalty, December 15, 1973
Statement by Bishop Furey on the Death Penalty, 1977
Statement on the Execution of Timothy McVeigh, June 11, 2001
Statement by Bishop Brunett on the Death Penalty, 1995
Statement by Archbishop of Atlanta on the Death Penalty, 1992
Statement by Archbishop Chaput on the Death Penalty, June 6, 1997
Statement Addendum by Oklahoma Catholic Bishops on the Death Penalty, 1983
Illinois Bishops Laud State's Death Penalty Repeal March 10, 2011
Ecumenical Statement by Rhode Island Churches on the Death Penalty, 1976
Ecumenical Statement by Oklahoma Churches on the Death Penalty, 1990
Ecumenical Statement by Georgia Churches on the Death Penalty, 1980
Ecumenical Statement by Delaware Churches on the Death Penalty, 1992
Bishops Congratulate New Mexico on Death Penalty's Repeal, March 15, 2009
Address by Cardinal Mahoney to National Press Club on the Death Penalty, May 25, 2000
Backgrounder on Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice, January 2014
Letter to Secretary of State Kerry on Merida Initiative and Issues of the U.S.-Mexico Border, January 6, 2014
Letter from Bishop Blaire to Senate Leadership on Gun Violence Legislation, April 18, 2013
Backgrounder on Confronting Armed Violence, February 2013
Letter to Senate on Gun Violence
USCCB Senate Testimony on Reducing Gun Violence, February 12, 2013
Backgrounder on Confronting Armed Violence and Promoting Peace, February 2013
Cardinal Dolan's Response to the CECC/CCCB Letter
Letter from the CECC/CCCB
Statement in Response to Romper vs. Simmons, March 1, 2005
Letter to President Bush on Justice for All Act, October 15, 2004
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives on Second Chance Act, April 29, 2005
Letter to U.S. Senate on Streamlined Procedure Acts of 2005, July 13, 2005
Backgrounder on Criminal Justice, April 2006
Backgrounder on Assault Weapons, February 2005
Statements by the Holy Father and the Vatican
Backgrounder on the Death Penalty, February 2011
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives on Second Chance Act, July 26, 2005
Death Penalty Questions & Answers
Statement: A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty, April 2, 1999
Death Penalty Backgrounder
Catholic teaching on the use of the death penalty: A sample group discussion