Tag: death penalty

“We reject the proposals for renewed calls for the return [of the] death penalty especially in calls to protect people from illegal drugs"

This sustained imposition of the death penalty places Indonesia among a small group of countries still issuing capital punishment

Japan remains one of the few developed nations that still uses the death penalty, despite calls for its abolition

He argued that the imposition of the death penalty is necessary given the gravity of the offenses committed

A total of 883 people were known to have been executed in 20 countries, marking a 53% increase from the previous year

Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws and insists the death penalty remains an effective deterrent against trafficking

He said harsher penalties should be imposed on those who betray their oath to protect the people

We are persons of peace and at all times we can and should seek peace. (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 4 , 5.)  

The World Congress is a source of hope against the backdrop of an impending return of the death penalty to the Philippines

Matricia, a Filipina living in Dammam in neighboring Saudi Arabia, said she felt "lucky" to be at Saturday morning's mass