Pope Leo condemns death penalty, Vance vows not to watch Hasan’s execution live

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Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty without directly addressing a scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer. U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said he would not watch the execution by firing squad, which is planned to be livestreamed in December.

Without explicitly referring to the scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer, the Pope reiterates the Church’s opposition to the death penalty. In the US, Vice-President Vance says he will not watch the execution by firing squad, which is due to be live-streamed in December