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Pope Leo Meets with Prince Albert and Princess Charlene in Historic Monaco Trip
Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco's billionaires to leverage their wealth for social good and condemned economic inequality during his historic one-day visit.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV made a day trip to Monaco, marking the first papal visit to the wealthy microstate in nearly 500 years. The pontiff arrived by helicopter and met Prince Albert and Princess Charlene.
- Speaking in French shortly after arriving, Pope Leo condemned the "widening chasms between the poor and the rich." Monaco has the highest concentration of billionaires per capita in the world, making it a target for his message.
- Pope Leo presented a mosaic of St. Francis of Assisi, a 13th-century figure who renounced his wealth, and urged residents to "put your prosperity at the service of law and justice." He addressed Catholics at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate.
- Urging local Catholics to speak up "in defence of the human person," Pope Leo invoked terminology often used by the Vatican to oppose abortion. He also praised Prince Albert's 2025 veto of a bill that would have legalized abortion.
- This Monaco trip marks Pope Leo's first international journey of 2026. He will undertake an ambitious four-country tour of Africa in April, followed by a week-long visit to Spain in June, continuing a busy travel schedule.
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On a visit this Saturday on the Rock, Leo XIV met the princely family and thousands of Monegasques, delivering a speech pinning the king's silver, at the heart of the ultrarich's favorite bubble.
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