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Pope Leo XIV decries the widening gap between the rich and poor in historic Monaco visit

Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the wealthy principality of Monaco to use their resources to promote good in the world. The pontiff became the first head of the Catholic church to visit the territory since Pope Paul… Grouped from 7 articles across 6 sources.

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EuronewsMar 28, 2026, 4:24 PM

Pope Leo XIV decries the widening gap between the rich and poor in historic Monaco visit

Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the wealthy principality of Monaco to use their resources to promote good in the world. The pontiff became the first head of the Catholic church to visit the territory since Pope Paul III in the 16th century.

The Globe and MailMar 28, 2026, 1:41 PM

Pope Leo XIV visits Monaco, urges people to use wealth for good

Leo urges enclave’s Catholics to use influence and ‘gift of smallness’ during one-day trip

EuronewsMar 28, 2026, 3:12 PM

In historic Monaco visit, Pope Leo XIV calls for justice and peace

Pope Leo XIV makes first papal visit to Monaco since 1538, urging the wealthy microstate to use its influence for justice, peace and the common good.

CBS NewsMar 28, 2026, 11:55 AM

Pope Leo urges residents of Monaco to use wealth to do good

Leo became the first pope to visit the glitzy enclave since Pope Paul III went to Monaco in 1538.

DWMar 28, 2026, 11:45 AM

Pope Leo tells Monaco to use 'gift of smallness' for good

Pope Leo XIV decried the widening gap between the rich and poor during a visit to the tiny European principality. He called on the ultra-wealthy residents of the tax haven to channel their prosperity toward justice.

The Straits TimesMar 28, 2026, 9:53 AM

Pope Leo urges Monaco, tax haven of billionaires, to help needy

He is the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the wealthy Mediterranean enclave.

The GuardianMar 28, 2026, 6:00 AM

Pope Leo heads to Monaco 488 years after the last papal visit

Decision to choose small, wealthy – but very Catholic – state for first European trip has baffled some Vatican observers Pope Leo will travel to Monaco, the semi-enclave famous for casinos and superyachts, on Saturday on his first European trip since being elected pontiff, causing bemusement among some Vatican observers, not least because it comes 488 years after the last papal visit. Leo will travel from the Vatican by helicopter for the one-day trip, and will be greeted at Monaco’s heliport by Prince Albert and his wife, Princess Charlene, before being taken to the palace, which has been the residence of the Grimaldi dynasty since the 13th century. It is the first time a pontiff has visited Monaco since Pope Paul III in 1538. Continue reading...

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