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The Vatican needs to embrace English, especially with an American pope

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

The Vatican needs to embrace English, especially with an American pope

Oct 31
Charles Collins

Police tape blocks the door of the rectory of St. John the Baptist Church in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. (Credit: Josh Funk/AP.)

Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest who was stabbed in his rectory in Nebraska

Oct 29
Josh Funk,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV speaks at his General Audience in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says Catholic Church ‘does not tolerate’ anti-Semitism

Oct 29
Charles Collins

Erika Kirk reacts after President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom to her murdered husband Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 14, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.)

Erika Kirk’s words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

Oct 30
Deepa Bharath,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV signs a baseball in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

The Vatican needs to embrace English, especially with an American pope

Oct 31
Charles Collins

Rosalia arrives at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Nov. 16, 2023. (Credit: Vianney Le Caer/Invision via AP.)

Spanish archbishop sees hope in controversy about international star’s new album

Oct 31
Fionn Shiner

View of the Sagrada Familia basilica, which became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a section of its central tower was lifted into place, in Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 30, 2025. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia becomes the world’s tallest church

Oct 31
Joseph Wilson,
Associated Press

Erika Kirk reacts after President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of freedom to her murdered husband Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 14, 2025. (Credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.)

Erika Kirk’s words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

Oct 30
Deepa Bharath,
Associated Press

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