Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
Published on March 28, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the widening gap between the rich and poor in Monaco, marking his first western European trip of his papacy. The American pope was greeted by Monaco's ruler Prince Albert II and his wife Princess Charlene. He condemned what he called "chasms between the poor and the rich" in an address from the Prince's Palace. The highlight of the visit will be an open-air mass at the Louis II Stadium, attended by 15,000 people. The visit is seen as a powerful sign of the principality's importance within the Catholic Christian world.
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