On 17 December 2018, a delegation representing the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP) had a private audience with His Holiness, the Pope Francis at the Vatican. For further information, please read of our press statement here.
See below link to the speech of his Holiness to the Delegation of the International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP)
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/es/speeches/2018/december/documents/papa-francesco_20181217_commissione-contropena-dimorte.html