Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life. Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” with Gov. JB Pritzker and urged him to not sign the bill into law. Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich did the same, Leo told reporters as he left his country house in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome. “We were very clear about the to the a...
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