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

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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 III in the 16th century.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/28/pope-leo-xiv-decries-the-widening-gap-between-the-rich-and-poor-in-historic-monaco-visit  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Pope Leo XIV urged residents of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth, influence and Catholic faith for good.

00:09The pontiff's one-day trip was the first papal visit to the semi-enclave in nearly 500 years,

00:16with the last being Paul III in 1538.

00:20The visit included meetings with Monaco's Prince Albert and Princess Charlene and the country's Catholic community.

00:27A mass was held at the Louis II Stadium.

00:31Catholicism is Monaco's official state religion, making it an outlier among most European countries.

00:38Monaco's population of 38,000 is heavily Catholic and multinational,

00:43with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of the principality.

00:48Prince Albert recently refused a proposal to legalize abortion in the territory,

00:53citing the important role Catholicism plays in its society.

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