Kristen Whitney Daniels
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Social media campaigns help lead to execution stay in Missouri
Following national attention and a vocal social media campaign, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens granted a stay of execution hours before death row inmate Marcellus Williams was to be executed on Aug. 22. ... → Read More
Court vacates injunction against executions in Ohio
Executions are expected to resume in Ohio July 26 after an Ohio court overturned a preliminary injunction against the state's lethal injection protocol June 28. → Read More
Detroit wraps up synod with plan to 'Unleash the Gospel'
Archbishop Vigneron outlines results of Detroit's archdiocesan synod -- "a project of a generation" -- while in Springfield, Illinois, and Burlington, Vermont, the synod process is just beginning. → Read More
Gary Diocese's first synod hopes to 'move the mission of the church'
After 18 months of work, synod participants in Gary Diocese aim for increased leadership from younger generation and a focus on spreading Catholic social teaching as they build out implementation plans. → Read More
Update on Arkansas executions: April 27
Today marks the final day in Arkansas' original plan to execute eight men in 11 days. Kenneth Williams is scheduled for execution April 27 at 7 p.m. CST. → Read More
Ohio court votes to vacate ruling on state's lethal injection protocol
The Ohio Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit voted on April 25 for a rehearing on a previous ruling regarding the state’s lethal injection protocol. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel from the same court voted to uphold an order barring the use of midazolam in Ohio’s lethal injection protocol. → Read More
Update on Arkansas executions: April 24
Arkansas gets ready to execute two men tonight, the first double execution in the U.S. since 2000; former Arkansas death row inmate Damien Echols speaks out about executions. → Read More
Update on Arkansas Executions: April 21
Arkansas executes Ledell Lee, the first inmate to be executed in the state since 2005. Lee asks for Communion as his last meal. → Read More
Update on Arkansas Executions: April 20
NCR Today: Arkansas planned to execute eight people between April 17 and April 27, an unprecedented number, which has set off a flurry of lawsuits. Here's your daily update. → Read More
Update on Arkansas executions: April 19
NCR Today: Arkansas planned to execute eight people, April 17 and April 27, an unprecedented number, which has set off a flurry of lawsuits. Here's your daily update. → Read More
Appeals court upholds ruling against use of midazolam in Ohio executions
Ohio is the first state to have a ruling upheld in circuit courts against midazolam, following an April 6 decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. → Read More
Audrey Assad serves as a musician and an advocate for refugees
Special feature with video: Catholic musician Audrey Assad says she has used her platform as a musician "for the deliverance and aid of the Syrian population." → Read More
Exclusive: World premiere of Matt Maher and Audrey Assad's 'Oh Mercy' music video
NCR Today: Today we present the exclusive world premiere of "Oh Mercy" by Catholic recording artists Matt Maher and Audrey Assad. → Read More
Eight Arkansas executions, scheduled for late April, have opposition mobilizing
After Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his intention to execute eight death row inmates in ten days later this month, lawyers, church officials and former correctional officers have been mobilizing. → Read More
States debate death penalty issues
The death penalty is still being widely debated both at the state level and in the Supreme Court. Ongoing arguments involve execution dates and execution drugs. → Read More
World Youth Day pilgrims share victims' space at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Editor's note: Kristen Whitney Daniels, NCR's newest Bertelsen intern, is in Warsaw, Poland, for World Youth Day 2016; she will be blogging about her experience on NCRonline.org. Look for Kristen's posts at feature series page World Youth Day 2016. Silence. There was an eerie quietness that settled upon the thousands of pilgrims as they walked on the same gravel as the 1.3 million prisoners who… → Read More