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Pope Leo denounces death penalty as 'inadmissible' ahead of…

The Pentagon plans to livestream an execution, prompting the Pope's statement on the World Day Against the Death Penalty.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPope Leo the Fourteenth called the death penalty inadmissible on World Day Against the Death Penalty, after the Pentagon announced plans to livestream an execution.

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