Death Penalty

Unit: Perspectives on the Death Penalty

This is a guide for high school and religious education teachers to take a deeper look at capital punishment and the Church's teachings. It includes: five lessons, interactive activities,...
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Dead Man Walking

Refer to our Social Justice Film Guide, which recommends dozens of films on various social justice topics and provided a general guide for reflection on CST concepts. This resource is a more in-depth...
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Litany for an End to the Death Penalty

Prayer Service
A main tenant of Catholic Social Teaching is the dignity of every human person. Popes and Bishops have consistently called for an end to the death penalty. This Litany is for an End to the Death...
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The Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty (Sept. 2005)

This bulletin insert/fact sheet is based the recent campaign by the U.S. Catholic Bishops to end the death penalty.

Bishops' Campaign to End the Death Penalty

[April 2005, Vol. 2, No. 8]

Prayer Service for Restoration and Healing

This prayer services, based on quotes from CST, victims of violence and well-respected figures, prayers for healing, restoration, social change, and an end to the death penalty.

CST, Interfaith Quotes and the Death Penalty

This interactive activity compares quotes from Catholic Social Teaching, other faiths, and the U.S. Supreme Court Justices on the death penalty.

The Death Penalty Unit

This unit looks at the death penalty in the United States. It includes a group activity, prayers, reflections from Catholic Social Teaching, fact sheets, discussion questions, suggestions for action...
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