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

https://mins.news/en/item/94713

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-10 17:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/pope-says-death-penalty-inadmissible-as-us-plans-to-livestream-execution?traffic_source=rss

> 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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