Articles on this issue "death"
The president of the U.S. bishops' conference remarked that, "At the very center of his being, Pope John Paul II was a priest and pastor." In a statement released Saturday after the death of …
read moreCardinals on Monday will meet to officially decide when and how the body of John Paul II will be brought to St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing. The cardinals, at their first general …
read moreJohn Paul II's closest aides along with a small group of journalists attended the first of the funeral rites for the Pope. The first rite took place this morning in the Clementine Hall and was …
read moreJohn Paul II died of septic shock and irreversible heart failure, according to the official death certificate issued by the Vatican. The certificate, signed by the Pope's personal physician, …
read moreTo the surprise of the faithful attending the Mass for John Paul II's eternal rest, a Vatican official read a message the Pope had prepared for Divine Mercy Sunday. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, …
read moreSome 130,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square and adjoining streets to attend the Mass for the eternal rest of John Paul II. "On the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday the Angel of the Lord …
read moreThe U.S. bishops' conference officially launched a campaign to end the use of the death penalty, but insisted the cause is not new. "We cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing," said …
read moreU.S. bishops, seeing a "dramatic rise in Catholic opposition" to the death penalty, are launching a campaign to end capital punishment. The "Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death …
read moreThe U.S. bishops say that there has been a "dramatic rise in Catholic opposition" to the death penalty, and are launching a campaign to end its use. Named the "Catholic Campaign to End the Use …
read moreThe U.S. bishops' conference praised the Supreme Court decision halting the death penalty for juveniles. The conference, which for 25 years has been calling for an end to the use of the death …
read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes. Such executions violate the Eighth Amendment ban on …
read moreBefore his hospitalization Thursday, John Paul II sent a message to be read at the funeral Mass for Monsignor Luigi Giussani, founder of the Communion and Liberation movement. The message was …
read moreOn Tuesday, some 300 cities will join Rome to say "no" to the death penalty, promoting a series of public events worldwide. The cities will be joining a worldwide chain of "Cities for Life -- …
read moreTwo ex-death row convicts later found to be innocent appealed in Rome for the abolition of the death penalty, calling the practice "outrageous." Nick Yarris and Ray Kron, who cumulatively …
read moreCardinal Theodore McCarrick has urged U.S. House and Senate conferees working on post-9/11 legislation to report out a final bill without the expansion of the death penalty for terrorists. …
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