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Military’s archbishop likens plan to livestream execution to “terrorists…barbarically killing our adversaries”

The archbishop for the U.S. military says any Catholic service members who are assigned to participate in the livestreamed firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan should ask to be excused — the latest pushback against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio released a statement Monday to “express my disapproval of…

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Pope Leo calls death penalty “inadmissible” as U.S. plans to livestream Fort Hood execution

Pope Leo XIV declared that capital punishment is “inadmissible” as the United States plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. The American pope, in a post on X marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by his predecessor, Pope Francis. The Catholic teaching…

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Pentagon’s plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution sparks intense backlash

Washington — The revelation that the Pentagon plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has sparked intense pushback, with one Republican senator calling it “disgusting” and critics warning it could inspire more acts of terrorism. On Thursday, Defense…

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9/20: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Battling sports gambling addiction; Charles Spencer on his sister, Princess Diana; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear; Hollywood superagent Ari Emanuel; The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch; and a spectacle of buffalo puppetry. Source link

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