10/11/2026
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Pope Leo decries death penalty as Hegsethā€™s public execution plan sparks backlash

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Pope Leo decries death penalty as Hegsethā€™s public execution plan sparks backlash
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday called capital punishment ā€œinadmissibleā€ on World Day Against the Death Penalty, amid the Pentagonā€™s plans to livestream the December execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan in Texas.Ā  ā€œThe death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,ā€ the pontiff wrote onā€¦
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