WorldPope calls death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as US plans livestream of execution

Pope Leo XIV reiterated the Catholic Church’s opposition to capital punishment, calling it an attack on human dignity. His remarks came as the US announced plans to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Vice President JD Vance later expressed doubt that the broadcast would go ahead.

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