Catholic Groups Unite to Challenge Death Penalty as Executions Rise Across the U.S.

Washington: A broad coalition of Catholic organizations, pro-life conservatives, and civil rights advocates has launched a coordinated national campaign to abolish the death penalty amid an unprecedented uptick in executions across the United States in 2025.

The newly formed U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty (USCEPD) brings together more than 50 organizations with the shared goal of ending capital punishment at the state level, reducing new death sentences, and raising public awareness about systemic flaws in the justice system.

According to data compiled by the coalition, 44 executions have already taken place in 2025, with three more scheduled before the month ends. This marks a steep rise from the 25 executions recorded in 2024. Florida alone, which carried out just one executi