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Pope Leo declares death penalty ‘inadmissible’ as his native U.S. plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ”inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
Pastor objects after Iowa council prayer ends with ‘Hail Satan’
A pastor interrupted an Ottumwa City Council meeting Tuesday after a former council member opened the session with an invocation that ended with a salute to Satan, setting off a dispute over how far the Iowa city’s new open-prayer policy reaches. The man who led the prayer said he is a member of the Satanic Temple, which he said is widely misunderstood. He said he did not give the invocation to make a point or to put a curse on the city, and that members do not worship Satan.
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