Pope Leo XIV in Monaco Urges the Wealthy to Share with the Poor

Overview

• The pope arrived by helicopter on Saturday for a brief Monaco visit that the Vatican said showcases the sway of small states.
• He urged the principality’s wealthy to share their riches with the poor and decried deep divides between rich and poor.
• He warned that shows of force harm the world and put peace at risk.
• He met Prince Albert II and presented a Vatican-made mosaic of St. Francis as a gesture tied to care for the poor.
• He backed Prince Albert’s 2025 veto of an abortion bill and asked Catholics to speak “in defense of the human person.”