Pope calls for debt relief, abolition of death penalty (2) – English Service

Pope Francis called for debt
relief for the poor countries of the South of the globe and the
universal abolition of the death penalty in his message for
World Peace Day 2025, which takes place on January 1.

   
“I would like once more to propose a concrete gesture that can
help foster the culture of life, namely the elimination of the
death penalty in all nations,” the Argentine pontiff said in the
message, which the Vatican released on Thursday. “This penalty
not only compromises the inviolability of life but eliminates
every human hope of forgiveness and rehabilitation”.
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