https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-xiv-rejects-death-penalty-as-attack-on-dignity-of-human-personContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-xiv-rejects-death-penalty-as-attack-on-dignity-of-human-personhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-xiv-rejects-death-penalty-as-attack-on-dignity-of-human-person#u129556Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:41:32 +0000Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to capital punishment, describing the death penalty as "inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person." Posting to his official X account on World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Pope stated that justice and the common good can be maintained through effective detention systems. He argued these systems protect citizens while allowing guilty individuals the possibility of redemption. This statement follows a Pentagon announcement regarding plans to livestream an execution.Why it m