The media reported on the Pope's condemnation of the United States for expanding the methods of execution

Pope Leo XIV condemned and called for the cancellation of the US action to expand the list of ways to execute federal death sentences. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on April 24.

"The right to life is the very foundation of all other human rights. For this reason, society will flourish and succeed only when it protects the sanctity of human life," the agency quoted the pontiff as saying.

According to the Pope, an effective prison system can ensure the protection of citizens while preserving the possibility of redemption for people convicted of serious crimes.

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The extreme measure is directed against the Palestinians

On April 24, the US Department of Justice took measures to restore the use of the federal death penalty, including the resumption of the lethal injection protocol and the introduction of the firing squad. Thus, the agency lifted the indefinite moratorium on federal executions imposed under former President Joe Biden.