Pope Leo’s day in Monaco Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday from Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, to Monaco, the second smallest. Extending just over 0.81 square miles and with a population of 38,000 people, Monaco exerts an outsized influence in Europe and the world. Thirty-percent of its residents are millionaires, and 82% are Catholic. But during Leo’s nine-hour visit, he’s expected to highlight themes of peace, faith, multilateralism and ecology that extend beyond the borders of the state known for luxury, writes RNS Vatican Reporter Claire Giangravè — who will cover the pope’s trip from Monaco. Read the full RNS story about what we can expect from the pope’s visit below. Top Stories VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope’s one-day trip will spotlight a Catholic state grappling with secularization and a quiet rise in new converts.  (RNS) — Vedic Village isn’t just for Hindus: ‘It's a New Age community. It’s a one-stop solution for all the problems that we have,’ said founder Prakash Buchireddy.  CANTERBURY, England (AP) — Sarah Mullally, a former cancer nurse who became a priest at the age of 40, walked into the cathedral to celebrate her historic election as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury since the post was created more than 1,400 years ago.  (RNS) — The new survey finds support for Trump’s immigration agenda weakened even among his steadfast supporters: white evangelicals and white Catholics. Opinion (RNS) — Republicans look to the past to rescue themselves in the midterms.  (RNS) — The first lady's hopes that a robot named Plato will educate us moderns are the stuff of the 18th-century satirist Jonathan Swift. ICYMI (RNS) — The Islamic Society of Baltimore’s videos highlight the everyday aspects of Islam in America.  (RNS) — Starseeds say they’re not from this planet. Online, they’re sharing mythologies and rituals that, for some, are taking on the trappings of religion. | 
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