Papa Leon al XIV-lea a încercat fără succes să oprească execuţia americancei Christa Pike / Vaticanul se opune pedepsei cu moartea

Pope Leo XIV intervened to halt the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, but the lethal injection attempt failed, leaving her critically injured. Pike was set to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years, having been sentenced to death for a 1996 murder. Despite Vatican's opposition to capital punishment, no response was received from U.S. authorities before the execution attempt. Three bishops in Tennessee also urged the governor to postpone the execution, emphasizing the importance of human dignity.