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World Day Against the Death Penalty

October 09, 2025

By Tracy Abler, Justice Coordinator

Observed every 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty unifies the global abolitionist movement and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, lawyers, public opinion and more to support the call for the universal abolition of capital punishment.

The day encourages and consolidates the political and general awareness of the worldwide movement against the death penalty.

On October 10, 2025, the World Day will be dedicated to challenging the misconception that the death penalty can make people and communities safer. Learn more at https://worldcoalition.org/campagne/22nd-world-day-against-the-death-penalty/

Unfortunately, on this very day, October 10, 2025, an execution is scheduled in Michigan City, IN. Five more executions are scheduled for next week.

You are always invited to join Catholic Mobilizing Networks’s monthly virtual prayer vigils held the first Friday of every month at 1:00 pm CT to lament upcoming executions and to bear witness to the inviolable dignity of all human life. Register here.

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