Pope says death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as US plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV describes capital punishment as an 'attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person' in post on X.
Al Jazeera English reports: Pope Leo XIV describes capital punishment as an 'attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person' in post on X.
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