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