Entries tagged with “Pope Leo XIV”

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Apr 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Calls Death Penalty ​“Inadmissible,” Lends Support to U.S. Abolition Efforts

On April 24, 2026, Pope Leo XIV deliv­ered a video mes­sage offer­ing his sup­port and bless­ings to those work­ing​“for the abo­li­tion of the death penal­ty in the United States of America and around the world.” His mes­sage was shared at DePaul University in the Pope’s home city of Chicago, for an event titled​“A Beacon of Light in Darkness,” mark­ing the 15th anniver­sary of Illinois’ abo­li­tion of the death penal­ty. Among those par­tic­i­pat­ing in the event were not­ed author and…

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Oct 02, 2025

Pope Leo XIV Calls Support for the Death Penalty ​‘Not Really Pro-Life’

In com­ments to reporters on September 30, 2025, Pope Leo XIV said that sup­port­ing cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment was incon­sis­tent with being pro-life. The Pope was respond­ing to ques­tions about Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich’s plan to hon­or Senator Dick Durbin for his work on immi­grant human rights issues. The announce­ment drew crit­i­cism from sev­er­al American bish­ops who object­ed based on Sen. Durbin’s sup­port for legal­ized abor­tion. ​“Someone who says,​‘I’m against abor­tion’ but…