India, Oct. 11 -- Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty "inadmissible" as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty. His statement comes after the US announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan.

"The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty," the pope wrote on X.

Leo did not specifically refer to Hasan's execution, or Christa Pike's fai...