The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

Until this encyclical, the death penalty was viewed as sometimes permissible as a means of protecting society. The universal catechism--book of rules--for Catholics had affirmed the right of the ...

In addition to the federal government and US military, 27 US states still have the death penalty on the books. A Gallup poll conducted in October found that a slim majority of Americans - 53% ...