MADISONVILLE — A Catholic priest and a former death row inmate are coming to Cincinnati to share their powerful story in a program called “Voices of Experience: The Death Penalty,” at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at St. Anthony Church in Madisonville.

Joe D’Ambrosio spent more than 20 years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. The Rev. Neil Kookoothe, who is also a nurse and an attorney, met D’Ambrosio during a pastoral visit to death row. Kooksoothe’s unique skill set led him to discover the holes in the case keeping Joe there. The two became a team, and Joe finally walked off death row, a free man, in 2012.

“Voices of Experience” is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohioans to Stop Executions, St. Anthony Church and the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the 38th largest Catholic diocese in the country, with almost 500,000 Catholics, and has the sixth largest network of Catholic schools in terms of enrollment. The 19-county territory includes 211 parishes and 111 Catholic primary and secondary schools.