Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Ramiro Gonzalez (TX) and for his Victim
2024-06-26 15:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Ramiro Gonzalez – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victim Bridget Townsend. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for June 26th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Richard N. Rojem, Jr. (OK) and his Victim
2024-06-27 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Richard N. Rojem, Jr. – to be executed in Oklahoma – and for the soul of his victim Layla Dawn Cummings. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for June 27th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Ruben Gutierrez (TX) and for his Victim
2024-07-16 15:30 - 16:00
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Ruben Gutierrez – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victim Escolastica Harrison. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for July 16th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Keith Edmund Gavin (AL) and for his Victim
2024-07-18 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Keith Edmund Gavin – to be executed in Alabama – and for the soul of his victim William Clinton Clayton, Jr. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for July 18th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided along with the link to sign in.

Seven Sorrows Chaplet - Third Fridays each Month
2024-07-19 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for July 19th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet will take about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Arthur Lee Burton (TX), Taberone Honie (UT) and for their Victims
2024-08-07 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Arthur Lee Burton – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victim Nancy Adleman. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for August 7th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Mr. Honie is set for execution at 12:01am on Thursday, August 8th; therefore, we will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for him and for his victim, Claudia Benn on Wednesday also.

Seven Sorrows Chaplet - Third Fridays each Month
2024-08-16 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-09-20 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for August 16th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet will take about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Coalition Members & Friends Join the Annual Commutation Event! August 18th, 3:30 to 5:00 PM
2024-08-18 15:30 - 17:00
The North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) is holding their annual capital effort to ask Governor Cooper to commute the 136 death sentences to prison terms and empty our State’s Death Row. Join Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina (CANC) at the Coalition’s event on Sunday, August 18th, from 3:30 to 5:00 PM in downtown Raleigh. Abolitionists and advocates will start at the Church on Morgan and end with a march to the governor’s mansion.

Click here to learn more and to register your attendance.

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Loran Cole (FL) and for his Victim
2024-08-29 15:30 - 16:00
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Loran Cole – to be executed in Florida – and for the soul of his victim John Edwards. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for August 29th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on the Execution Day of Freddie Eugene Owens (SC) & for his Victim
2024-09-20 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Freddie Eugene Owens – to be executed this day in South Carolina – and for the soul of his victim, Irene Graves. Please go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for September 20th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal, yet powerful, 15-minutes of prayer.

Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Travis Mullis (TX), Marcellus Williams (MO) and for their Victims
2024-09-24 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Travis Mullis – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victim Alijah Mullis. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for September 24th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Mr. Williams is set for execution on the same day in Missouri; therefore, we will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for him and for his victim, Lisha Gayle on Tuesday also.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of the Executed: Alan Eugene Miller (AL) and Emmanuel Littlejohn (OK) and for their Victims
2024-09-26 15:30 - 16:00
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Alan Eugene Miller – to be executed in Alabama – and for the soul of his victims Christopher Yancy, Lee Holdbrooks, Terry Jarvis.

Mr. Littlejohn is set for execution on the same day in Oklahoma; therefore, we will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for him and for his victim, Kenneth Meers on Tuesday also.

Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for September 24th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Garcia Glen White (TX) and for his Victims
2024-10-01 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Garcia Glen White – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victims Annette & Bernette Edwards. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for October 1st. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

World Day Against the Death Penalty - October 10
2024-10-10 15:30 - 17:30
Since our inception in 2022, Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina (CANC) has hosted October 10th peaceful protests outside Central Prison. This year, the NCCADP is coming to Raleigh as they carry out a Walk for Commutation over the course of days leading up to the 10th, World Day Against the Death Penalty. In conjunction with these efforts, CANC wants to add a mile, with the Coalition, to honor those executed, those still on death row in NC, and to bring awareness to people along the way.

Deacon Joshua Klickman, HLD Coordinator for the Raleigh diocese and cofounder of CANC, will lead a special anti-death penalty rosary in the chapel at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, starting at 3:30. Then you’ll be invited, with your signs, to walk down Western Blvd to Central Prison (@ 1.2 mile) to stand in solidarity with the 136 men and women on death row.

We would love to know you’ll be there. To RSVP, or for more information, please email Nancy Jones at director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org.

October 10, 2024 CANC Schedule

3:30 to 4:30 pm – Rosary at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral chapel & March to Central Prison

4:30 to 5:30 pm – Peaceful Protest along the sidewalk outside Central Prison

5:30 to 6:45 pm – Dinner Break before closing ceremony

7:00 pm – Join us at the closing ceremony with the Coalition members/walkers at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough St., Raleigh 27605

Please be with us for all or part of any of these events. Wear your CANC t-shirts, bring your signs! Thank you and God bless you!

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Robert Leslie Roberson III (TX) and Derrick Ryan Dearman (AL) & for their Victims
2024-10-17 15:30 - 16:00
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Robert Leslie Roberson III – to be executed in Texas – and for the soul of his victim Nikki Curtis. We also pray for Derrick Ryan Dearman – to be executed on the same day in Alabama – and for the souls of his victims. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for October 17th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Seven Sorrows Chaplet - Third Fridays each Month
2024-10-18 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for October 18th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet lasts about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Richard Moore (SC) and for his Victim
2024-11-01 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Richard Moore – to be executed in South Carolina on this day – and for the soul of his victim, James Mahoney. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for this prayer vigil. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal, yet powerful, 15-minutes of prayer.

Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of our Lady - For the End of the Death Penalty - 3rd Fridays
2024-11-15 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for November 15th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet lasts about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Third Tuesday of November - Monthly Prayer to End the Death Penalty in North Carolina
2024-11-19 12:00 - 12:15
Please join us for our monthly online prayer at Noon. It lasts 15 minutes, and is non-interactive: Remain muted during the vigil, and leave your camera turned off – so come as you are! You can receive the Zoom link for the vigil by signing up on our Contact Us form or by writing to director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org. During your lunch break, join me for less than a quarter hour to pray for an end to the death penalty, along with other related intentions.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Carey Dale Grayson (AL) and for his Victim
2024-11-21 15:30 - 16:00
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Carey Dale Grayson – to be executed today in Alabama – and for the soul of his victim, Vickie Deblieux. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for this prayer vigil. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer together.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Christopher Collings (MO) and for his Victim
2024-12-03 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Christopher Collings – to be executed in Missouri – and for the soul of his victims Rowan Ford. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for December 3rd. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Third Tuesday of December - MONTHLY Prayer to End the Death Penalty in North Carolina
2024-12-17 12:00 - 12:15

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Soul of Joseph Corcoran (IN) and for his Victims
2024-12-18 15:00 - 15:30
Please join CANC Members and Friends as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Joseph Corcoran – to be executed in Indiana on this day – and for the souls of his victims James Corcoran, Robert Scott Turner, Timothy Bricker, and Douglas Stillwell. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for December 18th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Join us in Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Kevin Ray Underwood (OK) and his Victim
2024-12-19 15:00 - 15:30
Please gather with CANC Members and Friends, as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Kevin Ray Underwood – to be executed in Oklahoma on this day – and for the soul of his victim, Jamie Rose Bolin. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for December 19th. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.

Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of our Lady - For an End to the Death Penalty - 3rd Fridays
2024-12-20 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for December 20th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet lasts about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Christmas Caroling Outside Central Prison!
2024-12-25 10:00 - 11:00
On December 25th, Christmas morning, from 10 to 11AM, the Fr. Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker House will continue their tradition of “Visiting the Prisoners” as they, and many others along with members of CANC, gather outside Central Prison to sing carols. The tradition began on Christmas morning in 1997. Come help hold the original 30-foot wide MERRY CHRISTMAS sign and bring Good Cheer to the “captives,” who cannot receive visitors on Christmas Day.

No matter the temperature – meet under the train trestle next to the prison grounds. I guarantee you that your heart will feel warmer! Bring your family and friends, young and old! Write to director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org if you have questions.

Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of our Lady - For an End to the Death Penalty - 3rd Fridays
2025-01-17 13:00 - 13:30
Join members of Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina as we pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady chaplet at 1:00PM. We pray this special prayer, requested by the Virgin Mary, centuries ago, for our intention of ending the death penalty in NC and around the nation.

You do not need the chaplet rosary itself or the prayers, as we follow a beautiful online version of it together. Go to the Contact Us tab to request the Zoom link for January 17th and for each subsequent third Friday of the month. (Click on Other in the list of options.) This chaplet lasts about a half hour. Join us if you can!

Third Tuesday of January - MONTHLY Prayer to End the Death Penalty in North Carolina
2025-01-21 12:00 - 12:15
Please join us for our monthly online prayer at Noon. It lasts 15 minutes, and is non-interactive: Remain muted during the vigil, and leave your camera turned off – so come as you are! You can receive the Zoom link for the vigil by signing up on our Contact Us form or by writing to director@catholicsforabolitionnc.org. During your lunch break, join me for less than a quarter hour to pray for an end to the death penalty in NC and around the US, along with other related intentions.

Join us in Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Souls of Marion Bowman, Jr. (SC) and his Victim
2025-01-31 19:00 - 19:30
Note the New Time for this and all Future Divine Mercy Vigils: 7:00 PM Eastern

Please gather with CANC Members and Friends, as we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the soul of Marion Bowman, Jr. – to be executed in South Carolina on this day – and for the soul of his victim, Kandee Martin. Go to our Contact Form and request the Zoom link for Friday, January 31st. Prayers for the Chaplet will be provided when the Zoom link is emailed to you. Newcomers are always welcome to this informal yet powerful 15-minutes of prayer.
