Pope condemns death penalty as Trump admin pushes for firing squads
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Pope condemns death penalty as Trump admin pushes for firing squads

April 25, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV condemned capital punishment in a video to DePaul University in Illinois on Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of the state's abolition of the death penalty. The US-born pontiff’s message comes amid the Trump administration’s push to broaden methods of execution ‌for federal inmates to include firing squads, among others. #cnn #news

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