Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty "inadmissible" on World Day Against the Death Penalty after the Pentagon announced ...

Mother of Miami man who killed wife, stepdaughters testifies 'he is my son' in death penalty trial

Mercedes Pedraza testified Tuesday as the defense argued that a childhood brain injury altered her son's behavior, and a ...

Glorifying violence is ‘rampant among the leadership of our country’ says anti-death penalty activist

Bianna Golodryga speaks with anti-death penalty campaigner Sister Helen Prejean about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ...

Grieving family faces accused Australian in Thai court over teen’s killing, seeking death penalty

Members of the family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was discovered in a suitcase near a popular seaside resort city ...

Alberto Sierra's mom takes the stand in his death penalty trial for murder of wife, 3 girls

Alberto Sierra, 42, became emotional as his mother took the stand. Sierra pleaded guilty in August to the 2012 murders of his ...

Do Americans still support the death penalty? What the polls show

As a botched Tennessee execution renews death penalty scrutiny, this is what polls show about opinion on capital punishment.