Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the Catholic church opposes the death penalty in general. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was convicted in 2006 of adultery. In July, Iranian authorities said they would ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery. In its first public ...

The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.

In its first public statement on the case, which has attracted worldwide attention, the Vatican decried stoning as a particularly brutal form of capital punishment. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the Catholic church ...

Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'. By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press. VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow ... In its first public statement on the case, which has attracted worldwide attention, the Vatican decried stoning as a particularly brutal form of capital punishment. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the Catholic church ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is raising the possibility of a diplomatic effort to try to spare the life of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned for adultery. In its first public statement on the case, the Vatican decries stoning ...