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January 21, 2016

Still fighting the death penalty, Sr. Prejean gets Pope’s blessing

St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean, who has worked in prison ministry and against the death penalty for decades, is pictured in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 21. During a meeting the same day, Pope Francis asked Sister Prejean about the case of Richard Masterson, a Texas man who was executed the previous day.

VATICAN CITY - Two decades after her anti-death penalty work was transformed into the Oscar-winning movie Dead Man Walking, Sr. Helen Prejean’s campaign continues with the backing of Pope Francis.

Published in Vatican