{
  "id": 13158010,
  "title": "Leading Catholic bishop urges Pentagon against livestreaming execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/leading-catholic-bishop-urges-pentagon-against-livestreaming-execution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:46:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6138951-leading-catholic-bishop-urges-pentagon-against-livestreaming-execution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke out Friday against the Defense Department’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution next month. Archbishop Paul Coakley said he felt “shock and sorrow” when he learned of the plan to livestream the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who shot and killed 13...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Pentagon set to livestream execution by firing squad: ‘WE’LL MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WATCH IT’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-set-to-livestream-execution-by-firing-squad-well-make-sure",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:46:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Expert says Pentagon's planned firing squad execution raises humanitarian law concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/expert-says-pentagons-planned-firing-squad-execution-raises",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:48:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}