Prison Ministry

Supreme Court stops Texas execution for inmate’s religious liberty

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison officials need to reexamine their rule that bans clergy from being with prisoners to the execution chamber.
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Court overturns conviction of death-row inmate for jury selection bias

The court reversed the 2010 conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had argued that the prosecutor, who is white, had prevented African Americans from serving as jurors in his case.
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The Least of These: Care for prisoners doesn’t stop after release

“I found Christ in these men, and they shared it with me. It didn’t matter whether they were Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, there was a respect,” Father Canterna said. “The key is love. The key is your presence, your oneness with that person. You have to give of yourself, like Jesus did.”
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Visiting the imprisoned: Baltimore ministry mirrors papal example

Modeling the pope's example, prison ministry is a priority in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Those in prison ministry offer moral, spiritual support to inmates

Pope Francis' visits to prisons as part of his pastoral journeys to other countries has become part and parcel of the pope's style.
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Father Hipsley, former Cumberland pastor and prison minister, dies at 76

Father Milton A. Hipsley Jr., a former longtime pastor and beloved Cumberland-area prison chaplain, died Dec. 17.
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Prison ministry: ‘Looking for something good to do’

Bishop Rozanski's visit to the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women leaves the imprisoned women feeling renewed and encouraged.
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