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October 19, 2022

‘Can’t not do it,’ says Sister Prejean

Sr. Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, who is a longtime opponent of capital punishment, speaks to an audience at the Vatican Embassy in Washington Oct. 10, 2019.

Sr. Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph, shows no signs of slowing down in her long-standing fight to end the death penalty.

Published in International
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
May 12, 2015

Sr. Prejean tells Boston jury of Tsarnaev's regret for victims

Sister Helen Prejean, an advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Prejean believes that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sincere in the regret for the victims.

BOSTON - Sr. Helen Prejean, the death penalty abolition advocate, told a jury May 11 that convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev expressed remorse for his victims in discussions with her.

Published in International