Catholics launch campaign to end death penalty

Activists plan to launch the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Death Penalty in Harrisburg on Sunday.

Sister Helen Prejean, author of the book "Dead Man Walking" (the inspiration for the movie), will speak. The network's goal is to "inform and activate Catholics about capital punishment in the United States and why its use must be ended," according to a news release.

The kickoff will come at the end of a training conference for the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East.