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Today in The New York Times, our own Sister Helen Prejean writes about the Supreme Court hearing the case of John Henry Ramirez, a death row inmate requesting his pastor be allowed to lay hands on him and pray as the State of Texas takes his life. Read it here: nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opi…
Sister Sister Helen Prejean, a Catholic nun who has ministered to six death row inmates on their execution day, described why the spiritual support she and others provide is meaningful. | By Kelsey Dallas deseret.com/faith/2021/11/…
Thank God for Sister Helen Prejean. "Nothing conveys a greater sense of dignity to a human being — especially one whom society designates as a despicable 'untouchable' — than loving, respectful touch." nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opi…
“Nothing conveys a greater sense of dignity to a human being — especially one whom society designates as a despicable ‘untouchable’ — than loving, respectful touch,” writes Sister Helen Prejean. nyti.ms/3oaGFgE
Thank you to John Sheridan John Sheridan for organising this inclusive art competition
To mark World Day Against the Death Penalty, we're joining Embassy of France in the U.S., European Union in the U.S. & Witness to Innocence in a street art exhibition featuring reproductions of artwork created by death row inmates that are being displayed in several EU embassies in Washington DC, including Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C..
On World Day Against the #DeathPenalty, we host a #FrenchSeries conversation with artist Ndume Olatushani, who was on death row for 20 years; Martin Luther King III Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr.; and Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic.