The rush of federal executions was an “aberration” that does not reflect the great successes of the death penalty abolition movement in recent years.

“I grew up Catholic, I went to church. went to Catholic school, I learned the Bible and my catechisms. And from those days I remember a phrase that is relevant today: a servant’s heart.”

Father James Martin: An alarming number of Catholic clergy contributed to an environment that led to the fatal riots at the U.S. Capitol.

A selection of reader comments from across America’s coverage of the riot.

Hitler. Pinochet. Franco. The bishops have missed opportunities to stand up for democracy in the past. We can’t let it happen again.

Donald J. Trump should be impeached, removed and barred from holding any future federal office—immediately.