U.S. Military Archbishop Orders Catholic Troops Not to Take Part in Hegseth’s Firing Squad

Hours after meeting Pope Leo XIV, the military archbishop bound Catholic soldiers as he would on abortion. The conservative prelate has spent the year defending Catholics against the Trump-Vance Pentagon.

Pope Leo XIV greets Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the Vatican on Oct. 10, 2025. Broglio met the pope again on Monday, hours before he issued his statement on the Hasan execution. (Vatican Media)

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