Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution

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What happened

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty "inadmissible" on World Day Against the Death Penalty after the Pentagon announced plans to livestream an execution.

Key facts

  • Reported by Fox News and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:06:59 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. US Homeland Security secretary sees no ‘risk’ from livestreamed execution

  2. Lula stages mass rally ahead of Brazil's presidential run-off

  3. Australian Greens call for ‘barbaric’ US execution live stream to be blocked

  4. ‘Absolutely senseless’: Boy, 13, charged with murder after man stabbed to death in Sydney’s west

  5. Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of Pentagon's planned livestreamed execution

  6. ‘This govt will go’: Shashi Tharoor ahead of Congress march to Supreme Court

  7. Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’ – as it happened

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