Choose life this October

Effie Caldarola of the Catholic Review argues that Catholics should advocate against the death penalty during October, which is pro-life month. Caldarola notes that the United States carried out 47 executions in 2025, with 19 occurring in Florida.

The author highlights a recent botched execution in Tennessee involving Christa Pike. Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection drug and was sent to a hospital, though her condition remained unknown at the time of writing.