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Florida bishops plead with governor to stay execution of 72-year-old inmate

Florida bishops plead with governor to stay execution of 72-year-old inmate

Monday, October 13, 2025

Florida's Catholic bishops wrote to Gov. Ron DeSantis, urging the state's Catholic governor to stay the scheduled Oct. 14 execution of Samuel "Sammy" Smithers. The post Florida bishops plead with governor to stay execution of 72-year-old inmate first appeared on OSV News.

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