Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for September 2022

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Salt + Light Media

Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. For September 2022, we join the Holy Father in praying for: Abolition of the death penalty We pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country. Click the video above to […]

Deacon-structing Doctrine part 4: Capital Punishment

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Deacon Pedro

Join Deacon Pedro as he continues his exploration of Catholic Doctrine by looking at the way Church teaching on capital punishment has developed.

Weekly News Round-Up: August 3, 2018

Friday, August 3, 2018

Noel Ocol

In this week's Round-Up, Noel Ocol looks at a change to the Catechism, a possibly miraculous piece of marble, and why Pope Francis doesn't wear red shoes.

Pope Francis, the death penalty, and the development of doctrine

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Sebastian Gomes

Pope Francis has just authorized an update to the Church's teaching on the death penalty. Why is the development of doctrine so necessary?

Hope for An End

Monday, October 31, 2016

Cheridan Sanders

As part of my documentary about women in the Church, this week I followed Sr. Helen Prejean as she she worked to save the life of Richard Glossip, a man on death row in Oklahoma. The week began on a grim note. Richard’s execution was only a few days away and there seemed to be no […]

Pope Francis’ Message to Oslo Congress against the Death Penalty

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Salt + Light Media

Today in Oslo, Norway the VI World Congress Against the Death Penalty opens, organized by the NGO “Ensemble contre la peine de mort” and the “World Coalition Against the Death Penalty,” which includes about 140 organizations from around the world. Pope Francis sent a video message for the occasion. The English transcription of the original […]

Papal Nuncio ask to overturn death penalty -Perspectives Daily

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Carlos Ferreira

Today on Perspectives, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States has asked Arkansas Governor to commute the death sentences of eight men scheduled for execution in the weeks ahead. We take a look at today’s general audience and our team in Rome brings us a report of another day at the Synod.

Hope for An End

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Cheridan Sanders

Dead Man Walking?

Monday, September 7, 2015

Cheridan Sanders

I think I may have experienced a minor miracle this week. I was in the middle of a shoot when I got the call from our Director of Programming. It was an opportunity to cover the story of a death row inmate in Oklahoma City whose life Sister Helen Prejean (of Dead Man Walking ) was campaigning […]

Afghan government frees Christian convert

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Kris Dmytrenko

For Said Musa, being publicly exposed as a Christian condemned him to death row. Yet his testimony of faith, spread throughout the world, may have also helped secure his liberation. As we reported on the S+L Blog and Perspectives, Musa worked for the Red Cross in Afghanistan when, due to a local television report, he […]