Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native US plans to livestream execution

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Published 11 Oct 2026, 1:29 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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In a post on X, the American pope quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being

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