VATICAN CITY, April 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo condemned capital punishment for a second day running on Friday, calling for its abolition in the United States just as President Donald Trump's administration moved to broaden methods of execution for federal inmates.

Homan addressed the pope's criticism of President Donald Trump and his anti-migrant stance during a TurningPoint USA event in Texas.

Pope Leo said “the unity or division of the church should not revolve around sexual matters,” and that we must not treat migrants “worse than animals, as often happens.”

Pope Leo XIV departed Africa and returned to Rome on April 23, concluding an 11-day visit to several countries that marked his first visit as pope to the continent. The Holy Father departed Equatorial Guinea after saying Mass at the coastal nationʼs Malabo Stadium. He had earlier visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola throughout mid-April.

As the Trump administration and Pope Leo XIV publicly sparred over the Iran war, social media users claimed that both the pontiff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited fictional Bible verses to promote their messages.

Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo chats with USA TODAY about the advice they received from Andrea Bocelli and why Pope Leo XIV is their favorite.

An anonymous donor provided the initial funding for Pope Leo Village, in honor of the first American Pope. It will be comprised of eight renovated homes in northeast Wichita.

The pontiff’s first major public event in Spain, next to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, will coincide with one of the Puerto Rican artist’s concerts