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

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

everyone knows that Pope Leo is the first pontiff from the United States. Everyone, that is, but the Vatican – at least when it comes to language.

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.)

After deadliest police killings in Brazil, Church leaders affirm sacredness of human life

Oct 30
Eduardo Campos Lima

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

Oct 29
Charles Collins

Protestants attacked in Jammu and Kashmir state in India

Oct 29
Nirmala Carvalho

Latest

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

In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, Cardinal Michael Czerny poses for portraits during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Catholics in Bangladesh hope cardinal will bring Vatican attention to country

Oct 29
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Pope Leo XIV speaks at a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Vatican 1965 document "Nostra Aetate" at the Vatican on Oct. 28, 2025. (Credit: Gregoria Borgia/AP.)

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Oct 29
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, flanked by Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonca, right, shows the apostolic letter on education before celebrating a Mass for the opening of the academic year of the Pontifical University and for the Jubilee of the Educational World in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.(Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

Oct 28
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Oct 28
Elise Ann Allen

Indian Hindu devotees perform rituals in the the river Brahmaputra during the Chhath Puja festival in Guwahati, India, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (Credit: Anupam Nath/AP.)

Supreme Court in India questions anti-conversion laws

Oct 28
Nirmala Carvalho

After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand

Oct 28
Fredrick Nzwili, RNS,
Associated Press

President Paul Biya casts his ballot at the Government Bilingual primary school Bastos in Yaounde, Cameroon, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025 (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.)

Many Catholics in Cameroon object to re-election of President Biya

Oct 28
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

Oct 27
Luis Andres Henao,
Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27
Elise Ann Allen

New Colosseum director sets the record straight on plans for sacred area

Oct 27
David Biller,
Sylvia Stellacci, Associated Press

American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s in a sign of change

Oct 27
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Global

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

Oct 29
Josh Funk,
Associated Press

Catholics in Bangladesh hope cardinal will bring Vatican attention to country

Oct 29
Stephan Uttom Rozario

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Oct 29
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

Oct 28
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Oct 28
Elise Ann Allen

Supreme Court in India questions anti-conversion laws

Oct 28
Nirmala Carvalho

After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand

Oct 28
Fredrick Nzwili, RNS,
Associated Press

Many Catholics in Cameroon object to re-election of President Biya

Oct 28
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

Oct 27
Luis Andres Henao,
Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27
Elise Ann Allen

John L. Allen, Jr.

Unless you’re American, Pope’s comments on ‘pro-life’ were just common sense

Oct 5
John L. Allen Jr.

Rapid aging of society creates potential ‘boom cycle’ for Catholicism

Oct 4
John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Leo channels his inner Benedict XVI by extolling ‘healthy secularism’

Sep 30
John L. Allen Jr.

Expert says Pope’s Crux interview reflects ‘authenticity’ in dealing with sex abuse

Sep 29
John L. Allen Jr.

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

Sep 28
John L. Allen Jr.

Charles Collins

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

Oct 31
Charles Collins

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

Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on October 22, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says the Resurrection of Jesus provides a way against sadness

Oct 22
Charles Collins

Egyptian Red Crecent members monitor trucks carrying humanitarian aids as they enter the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Mohamed Arafat/AP.)

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV speaks at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 15, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo says without Christ, life becomes ‘wandering without a goal’

Oct 15
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Oct 28
Elise Ann Allen

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Oct 27
Elise Ann Allen

Pope, King meet for private audience and historic joint prayer

Oct 23
Elise Ann Allen

Leo XIV meets global survivor advocacy group in Vatican

Oct 21
Elise Ann Allen

Group defining crime of spiritual abuse making good progress, cardinal says

Oct 15
Elise Ann Allen

Christopher R. Altieri

On purpose or not, Pope grabs third rail of US, Catholic politics with both hands

Oct 2
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Dolan on Pope Leo: ‘A successor, not a continuator’ of Francis

Sep 7
Christopher R. Altieri

Leo XIV: Leveraging the Church’s ‘expertise in humanity’

Sep 1
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV blesses members of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization on August 29, 2025 (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope Leo is showing his Augustinian roots when speaking politics

Aug 31
Christopher R. Altieri

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

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

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

Pope Leo urges students to ‘not settle for fads’

Erika Kirk’s words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

US bishops’ leader: Shutdown consequences ‘catastrophic’ for neediest

Archbishop says Church is ‘dying’ in Syria

Pope Leo urges students to ‘not settle for fads’

Erika Kirk’s words spotlight forgiveness in a divided nation

US bishops’ leader: Shutdown consequences ‘catastrophic’ for neediest

Archbishop says Church is ‘dying’ in Syria

Archbishop says Church is ‘dying’ in Syria

After deadliest police killings in Brazil, Church leaders affirm sacredness of human life

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

Protestants attacked in Jammu and Kashmir state in India

Latest

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

Catholics in Bangladesh hope cardinal will bring Vatican attention to country

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Supreme Court in India questions anti-conversion laws

After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand

Many Catholics in Cameroon object to re-election of President Biya

Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

New Colosseum director sets the record straight on plans for sacred area

American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s in a sign of change

Global

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

Catholics in Bangladesh hope cardinal will bring Vatican attention to country

Pope reaffirms dialogue with Jews as he marks 60th anniversary of a key document

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Supreme Court in India questions anti-conversion laws

After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand

Many Catholics in Cameroon object to re-election of President Biya

Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

John L. Allen, Jr.

Unless you’re American, Pope’s comments on ‘pro-life’ were just common sense

Rapid aging of society creates potential ‘boom cycle’ for Catholicism

Pope Leo channels his inner Benedict XVI by extolling ‘healthy secularism’

Expert says Pope’s Crux interview reflects ‘authenticity’ in dealing with sex abuse

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

Charles Collins

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

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

Pope Leo says the Resurrection of Jesus provides a way against sadness

Christian leaders in Holy Land praise peace deal in Gaza

Pope Leo says without Christ, life becomes ‘wandering without a goal’

Elise Ann Allen

Friend offers intimate portrait of Pope Leo in new book

Schedule released for Pope Leo’s debut foreign trip to Turkey, Lebanon

Pope, King meet for private audience and historic joint prayer

Leo XIV meets global survivor advocacy group in Vatican

Group defining crime of spiritual abuse making good progress, cardinal says

Christopher R. Altieri

On purpose or not, Pope grabs third rail of US, Catholic politics with both hands

Cardinal Dolan on Pope Leo: ‘A successor, not a continuator’ of Francis

Leo XIV: Leveraging the Church’s ‘expertise in humanity’

Pope Leo is showing his Augustinian roots when speaking politics

New book finds strong reason for hope despite Church’s receding footprint

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