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Pope Leo XIV rejects death penalty as attack on dignity of human person

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV reaffirms the Catholic Church’s rejection of the death penalty, recalling that the common good can be “safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment.” Read all

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