Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Mikhal Mahdi (SC) & his Victim
2025-04-11 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Please join with CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Mahdi, who will be executed in South Carolina on this day. We pray for the soul of his victim, James Edward Myers, as well. If you would like to be a part of praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself takes only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward. Newcomers are welcome!

Monthly Death Penalty Prayer Vigil - Noon on Third Tuesdays
2025-04-15 12:00 - 12:15
Join Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we gather to pray on this day to abolish the death penalty in NC and around the nation. We meet online at Noon for a 15-minute non-interactive prayer vigil. (Please mute your microphone, as you join in.) If you don’t have the link for the rest of 2025, you can receive it by signing up for the monthly vigil on our Contact page. Your camera can be turned off, so come as you are!

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Moises Sandoval Mendoza (TX) and His Victim
2025-04-23 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Mendoza who will be executed in Texas on this day. We pray for the soul of his victim, Rachel O’Neil Tolleson, as well. If you would like to be part of praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself takes only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward for a short time.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for James Osgood (AL) and his Victim
2025-04-24 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Osgood, who will be executed in Alabama on this day. We pray for the soul of his victim, Tracy Lynn Brown, as well. If you would like to be a part of praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself takes only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward. Newcomers are welcome!

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Jeffrey Hutchinson (FL) and His Victims
2025-05-01 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Mr. Jeffrey Hutchinson who will be executed in Florida on this date. We pray for the souls of his victims, Renee Flaherty and Geoffrey, Amanda, and Logan Flaherty, as well.

If you would like to participate in the Divine Mercy Chaplet – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself takes only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward for a short time.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Glen Rogers (FL) and for his Victims
2025-05-15 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Glen Rogers, who will be executed in Florida on this date. We pray for the soul of his victims Tina Marie Cribbs and others known only to God. If you would like to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with us – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself lasts only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward. Newcomers are welcome!

Prayer Vigil for Death Penalty Abolition - Noon on Third Tuesdays
2025-05-20 12:00 - 12:15
Join Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we gather to pray on the third Tuesday of every month to abolish the death penalty in NC and around the US.

We meet online at Noon for a less than 15-minute, non-interactie prayer vigil. You are asked to remain muted, and cameras can be turned off too, so come as you are! To receive the link for this vigil, go to our Contact page and ask to be added to this email list.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for TWO Men being executed on this Day: Matthew Johnson (TX) and Benjamin Ritchie (IN)
2025-05-20 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the souls of two men being executed on the same day: Matthew Johnson, who will be executed in Texas and Benjamin Ritchie, who will be executed in Indiana – and for the souls of their victims.

If you would like to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with us – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. The prayer itself lasts only 15 minutes; those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward. Newcomers are welcome!

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigl for Oscar Smith (TN) and his Victims
2025-05-22 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members & Friends as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Oscar Smith, who will be excuted in Tennessee on this date. We pray for the souls of his victims Judy Robard Smith, Chad and Jason Burnett as well. If you would like to join us in this short but powerful prayer for the dying, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. Newcomers are welcome to join us, pray together, and stay to build and sustain community with other like-minded Catholics until 7:30 PM (ET).

Day of TWO Executions - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Anthony F. Wainwright (FL) & Gregory Hunt (AL)
2025-06-10 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the souls of two men being executed on the same day: Anthony F. Wainwright, who will be executed in Florida and Gregory Hunt, who will be executed in Alabama. We will also pray for the souls of their victims.

If you would like to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with us – a short but powerful prayer for the dying – please go to our Contact page to request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for John F. Hanson (OK) and his Victims
2025-06-12 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of John F. Hanson – to be executed in Oklahoma – and for the souls of his victims, Mary Bowles and Jerald Thurman. If you would like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The Chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. Newcomers are always welcome.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Stephen Stanko (SC) and for his Victims
2025-06-13 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members & Friends as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Stephen Stanko, who will be executed in South Carolina on this date. We pray for the souls of his victims, Laura Ling and Henry Lee Turner.

We meet informally, but we faithfully pray this powerful prayer for the dying which is said with our regular rosary beads. To request the Zoom link for this vigil, write to director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org. The prayers to the Chaplet will be attached to the email. Newcomers are always welcome!

Day of Execution - Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Thomas Lee Gudinas (FL) and his Victim
2025-06-24 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Thomas Lee Gudinas – to be executed in Florida – and for the souls of his victim, Michelle McGrath. If you would like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The Chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads. Newcomers are always welcome.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Prayer Vigil for Richard Gerald Jordan (MS) and his Victim
2025-06-25 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Richard Gerald Jordan – to be executed in Mississippi – and for the soul of his victim, Edwina Marter. If you would like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link.

The Chaplet is recited using our regular rosary beads and lasts about 15 minutes.Those who wish to linger to build and sustain community with like-minded Catholics are welcome to stay afterward for a short time.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Vigil for the Souls of Michael B. Bell (FL) and his Victims
2025-07-15 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends, as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Michael Bell – to be executed in Florida at 6PM – and for the souls of his victims, Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith. If you’d like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The Chaplet is recited using regular rosary beads. Newcomers are always welcome!

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Edward Zakrzewski II (FL) & His Victims
2025-07-31 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends, as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Edward Zakrzewski II – to be executed in Florida this evening – and for the souls of his victims, Sylvia, Anna, and Edward Zakrzewski III.

If you would like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page to request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The Chaplet is prayed using regular rosary beads. You are welcome whether you’re new to the group, missed for a while, or a regular attendee – all are welcome. If interested, we stay online till 7:30PM to continue building a sense of community.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Byron Lewis Black (TN) & His Victims
2025-08-05 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC members and friends, as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Byron Black – to be executed in TN on this day – and for the souls of his victims, Angela Clay and her daughters LaToya, and Lakeisha Clay.

If you’d like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link. The Chaplet is recited using regular rosary beads. Newcomers are always welcome!

Remembering NC's Executed and Celebrating 19 Years Since the Last! - NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Annual Event
2025-08-16 14:00 - 18:00
Join CANC Members and Friends as we come together with the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for their annual remembrance of the lives taken by the State over the past years of executions. Each executed person’s name is remembered, as we hold out in HOPE that executions will never start here again!

For more information about this event – We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed and & Envision a Future of Abolition – and to register, please click here.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Kayle Barrington Bates (FL) and for his Victim
2025-08-19 19:00 - 19:30
You’re invited to join with Catholics for Abolition in NC, as we gather online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Bates – to be executed in Florida on this day – and for his victim, Janet White.

If you’d like to pray with us, please go to the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be attached to the email with the link. The Chaplet is recited using regular rosary beads. Newcomers are always welcome!

Day of Execution - Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Curtis Windom (FL) and for his Victims
2025-08-28 19:00 - 19:30
Join Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina, via Zoom, as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the souls of Mr. Windom – scheduled for execution in Florida on this day – and for his victims, Johnnie Lee and Valerie Davis.

If you’d like to pray with us, please go the Contact page and request the Zoom link for this day. The prayers to the Chaplet will be emailed to you with the link at least one day before. The Chaplet is recited using regular rosary beads. If you can stay after our prayer time for a few minutes, please feel free to do so, as we support one another in this important ministry.

STAY of EXECUTION - For Ralph Menzies (UT)
2025-09-05 00:00 - 23:59
The Utah Supreme Court reversed a lower court denial of Ralph Menzies’ petition for a reevaluation of his competency to understand why he is being executed. This is in light of his condition of worsening dementia.

We will not gather to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Menzies, but prayers of thanksgiving for the Court’s mercy are warranted on our own. Please remember, in your prayers, the soul of his victim, Maurine Husaker, and for her surviving family and friends to find Christ’s Peace.

Thanks be to God for this mercy shown to Mr. Menzies.

REGISTRATION is NOW CLOSED for this Event: An Evening with Sr. Helen Prejean
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community, 11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27613, United States
Registration for this event is NOW CLOSED.

Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina (CANC) looks forward to sharing what will be an unforgettable evening with you. Sr. Helen Prejean is not only a huge inspiration to the members of CANC, she is known around the world for her tireless work against the death penalty. She has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue on capital punishment and in shaping the Catholic Church’s vigorous opposition to all executions.

After accompanying and witnessing the executions of two men at Louisiana State Penitentiary, Patrick Sonnier and Robert Willie, Sister Helen realized that this lethal ritual would remain unchallenged unless its secrecy was stripped away. She sat down and wrote her book, Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States. (1993) It ignited a national debate that continues today on capital punishment and its brutal nature. You may have seen the Academy Award winning film, Dead Man Walking based on her #1 NY Times Bestselling book.

Please save the date and join us – in person – for an enlightening evening. Bring family, friends, and especially anyone who is unaware of the Church’s teaching to abolish the death penalty. There will be time for questions and answers with Sr. Helen!

There is no charge for this event, but voluntary donations will be gratefully accepted; however, they are not tax deductible. CANC would like to know how many are planning to join us on the evening of September 17th.

Please note as well: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community, at 11401 Leesville Rd, Raleigh 27613, is the venue. However, please do not contact the parish office with questions about this event. Please use the Contact page on this website or email directly to Nancy Jones at director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org. Click the link below for the parish’s Campus Map. The event is being held in “J” Clare Hall.

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Divine Mercy Prayer Chaplet for David Joseph Pittman (FL) - on Thursday, September 18th - and for his Victims
2025-09-18 19:00 - 19:30
Mr. Pittman is scheduled for execution on September 17th at 6PM in Florida. However, we will gather to pray for his soul and the souls of his victims – Bonnie, Barbara, and Clarence Knowles – today, because of the CANC event scheduled for September 17th.

If you would like to join us in our online prayer, please go to the Contact page to request the Zoom link be emailed to you. The prayers to the Chaplet will be included in that email. Newcomers are welcome!

Day of Executions - Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Geoffrey T. West (AL) and Blaine Milam (TX) - and for Souls of their Victims
2025-09-25 19:00 - 19:30
Please join us online, as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for two men being executed in two different states on the same day: Geoffrey T. West of Alabama and Blaine Milam of Texas. We will also pray for the souls of their victims, Margaret Parrish Berry (AL) and Amora Carson (TX).

To receive the Zoom link for this prayer vigil, please go to the Contact page where you can request it. The prayers to the Chaplet (said using ordinary rosary beads) will be emailed to you at the same time as the link. Thank you for considering this spiritual work of mercy – to pray for the dying.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Victor Tony Jones (FL) and the Souls of his Victims
2025-09-30 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with Catholics for Abolition in NC as we meet online to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Mr. Jones – being executed this day in Florida – and the souls of his victims, Matilda & Jacob Nestor.

Request the Zoom link and the prayers to the Chaplet by sending an email through the Contact page of this website. We are an informal group but our prayers are sincere and the Chaplet is powerful. Newcomers are always welcome!

Day of Execution - Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Ray Lee Ward (IN) and the Soul of his Victim
2025-10-09 19:00 - 19:30
Join Catholics for Abolition in NC as we pray the day before the execution of Ray Lee Ward in Indiana on October 10th, World Day Against the Death Penalty. We will gather to pray this evening, as CANC will be involved in prayer and peaceful protest outside Central Prison in Raleigh tomorrow (from 4:30 to 5:30PM). We will also pray for Mr. Ward’s victim, Stacy Payne.

To request the Zoom link for this prayer and to receive the prayers to the Chaplet, send an email through the Contact page on this website. The prayers are recited on a regular rosary. All newcomers are welcome!

WORLD DAY AGAINST the DEATH PENALTY on October 10th | Join CANC for Prayer and Peaceful Protest in Raleigh
2025-10-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, 715 Nazareth Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
Advocates & Abolitionists! Join us for our annual observance of the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Last year’s event was well attended and appreciated, so we are grateful to be able to offer it again!

4:00 – 4:30PM

Starting in the CHAPEL at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, the rosary will be led by Paul Wilson, a charter member of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina. Then a peaceful one-mile march – with your sign or one of ours – from the Cathedral to Central Prison at 1300 Western Blvd, Raleigh.

4:30 – 5:30PM

Join Nancy Jones and others, foregoing the prayer and march, outside of Central Prison at 1300 Western Blvd, Raleigh. We will be standing in peaceful protest and in solidarity with the 122 men and women on death row. If you plan on joining her at the prison or need info about parking, please reach out to Nancy through the Contact Page of this website.

Let your voice be heard, on this important day, to express your opposition to state-sanctioned killing here and around the world!

Thank you & God bless you!

Divine Mercy Chaplet - Day of TWO Executions | Lance Shockley (MO) and Samuel Lee Smither (FL)
2025-10-14 19:00 - 19:30
Please join with CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on this day when two men are being executed. We pray for their souls and for the souls of the victims – Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr. (MO) and for Cristy Cowan and Denise Roach (FL).

We meet virtually, so please send an email requesting the Zoom link for this evening’s vigil through the Contact Page on our website. The prayers of Chaplet will be attached to that email. All newcomers are welcome! Come and take part in this spiritual work of mercy.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Vigil for the Soul of Charles Ray Crawford (MS) and his Victim
2025-10-15 19:00 - 19:30
Join Catholics for Abolition in NC as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Charles Ray Crawford (MS) and for the soul of his victim, Kristy Ray.

We meet virtually, so please send an email requesting the Zoom link for this evening’s vigil through the Contact Page on our website. The prayers of the Chaplet will be attached to that email. All newcomers are welcome! Come and take part in this spiritual work of mercy.

Day of Execution - Divine Mercy Chaplet Vigil for the Soul of Robert Roberson (TX) and for the Soul of Nikki Curtis
2025-10-16 19:00 - 19:30
Join Catholics for Abolition in NC as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Robert Roberson (TX) and for the soul of Nikki Curtis.

We meet virtually, so please send an email requesting the Zoom link for this evening’s vigil through the Contact Page on our website. The prayers of the Chaplet are said with a regular rosary and will be attached to that email. All newcomers are welcome! Come and take part in this spiritual work of mercy.
