The Loretto Motherhouse Peace Committee is active in opposing the death penalty. As Mary Ann McGivern SL, member of the committee, explains in our Spotlight Video, “We pray together, and we act together to end the death penalty in the United States.”
Pope Leo has expressed opposition to capital punishment and unequivocal support for those working to end it.
On the day of the execution we toll the Motherhouse bell at 3 p.m. We erect a sign at the Motherhouse entrance that reads, ‘We oppose the execution this week,’ and we wear buttons saying the same. In the months we’ve been doing this, we’ve had a lot of conversations with visitors.
Mary Ann McGivern SL
Read all the articles in the fall 2026 issue of Loretto Magazine.
