Indiana, Florida and Alabama carry out executions on the same rare day in the US

Three executions are set to take place across the US on the same day for the second time this year

Indiana, Florida and Alabama executed three men on Thursday, marking the second time this year that three executions took place in the United States on the same day. The previous triple execution occurred Aug. 13, when Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama put inmates to death within hours of one another. Before that, the last day with […]

Military archbishop Timothy Broglio tells Catholic soldiers to reject participation in Army firing squad executions

Military archbishop Timothy Broglio tells Catholic soldiers to reject participation in Army firing squad executions

Catholic members of the Army are being encouraged to request exemption from participating in the upcoming execution of a convicted mass shooter at Fort Hood, a suggestion made by a high-ranking U.S. archbishop responsible for military Catholic pastoral services. Archbishop Timothy Broglio voiced multiple concerns regarding the Pentagon’s unusual proposition to livestream the execution of […]

Archbishop advises Catholic soldiers against participating in military executions

Archbishop advises Catholic soldiers against participating in military executions

Concerns Raised Over Live-Streaming Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan With the planned execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the convicted Fort Hood shooter, set for December 3, concerns about broadcasting the event have emerged. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, a notable figure overseeing Catholic pastoral services for the military, suggested that Army Catholics should seek to […]

Christa Pike’s problematic lethal injection could halt executions in Tennessee.

Christa Pike's problematic lethal injection could halt executions in Tennessee.

Tennessee’s recent effort to execute Christa Pike, a 30-year death row inmate, ended in failure on Wednesday, throwing her execution into uncertainty. This incident could prompt the state to reconsider its approach to capital punishment, as suggested by Phil Keith, the former Knoxville police chief who oversaw her arrest for the murder of 19-year-old Colleen […]

Several states prepared to conduct executions in a 24-hour period

Several states prepared to conduct executions in a 24-hour period

In the United States, several executions are planned across different states within a 24-hour period this week. Georgia and Texas originally scheduled executions to take place just an hour apart on Wednesday. However, a court intervened to temporarily block the execution in Georgia. Alabama has another execution set for the following day. At this point, […]

Florida conducts its first same-day executions since 1964 following a court decision

Supreme Court approves Florida's double execution, the first since 1964

Florida carried out the execution of two convicted murderers on Tuesday, following the rejection of their appeals by the U.S. Supreme Court. This marked the state’s first double execution since 1964. The high court denied two separate requests aimed at stopping the executions. James Duckett, a 68-year-old former police officer, was supposed to be executed […]