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

https://mins.news/en/item/94760

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-10 19:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4yasASf

> Pope Leo XIV said capital punishment is “inadmissible” in a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty. His native United States has announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.

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