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washingtonpost.comworld45 days ago
Pope Leo XIV Opposes Capital Punishment Following U.S. Firing Squad Approval
Pope Leo XIV condemned capital punishment in a video address, stating it violates human dignity. The statement followed the Justice Department's approval of firing squads for federal executions. The department also restored the use of pentobarbital for lethal injections, reversin…
jurist.orgpolitics45 days agoUpdated
DOJ Authorizes Firing Squad for Federal Executions
The U.S. Justice Department has authorized firing squads and other methods for federal executions as part of efforts to resume capital punishment under President Trump. The move also reauthorizes single-drug lethal injections using pentobarbital, reversing Biden-era changes. Pope…