For 17 years the attorneys general of the United States did not pursue death even though that power was in their hands, then you hit somebody like Trump.’

It’s hard to see Attorney General William Barr as doing anything but consciously, defiantly thumbing his nose at Catholic teaching.

The Trump administration's execution spree in the second half of the year was without precedent and widely condemned.

We as a country cannot simply say, “the government made the decision,” so it must be just. King Herod made a decision, too.

"This Advent, the Lord comes to love us even though we don't deserve it. Let us repent and embrace his gift," the committee chairmen said in a Dec. 7 statement.

The Trump administration’s speed-up of federal executions is bringing new scrutiny to Catholic judges. Nathaniel V. Romano, S.J., writes about the challenges facing the faithful in a pluralist political system.