Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV heads to Monaco on Saturday for a one-day visit that will see him greet the Catholic faithful in a Mediterranean principality known best for yachts and gambling. The ...

Pope Leo is first pontiff in five centuries to visit Monaco Leo urges residents of Mediterranean tax haven to help needy Pope aims to show small countries have role on world stage MONACO, March 28 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the glitzy Mediterranean enclave and highlighting how small states ...

Pope Leo XIV travels Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pope in nearly five centuries to visit the glitzy Mediterranean enclave and highlighting how small states can punch ...

Princess Charlene of Monaco attends the 70th "Bal de la Rose" on March 21, 2026 in Monaco ; Charlene Wittstock's engagement ring. “I don’t know if we fell in love back then,” he said. “You know, after ...

Princess Gabriella, the daughter of Albert and Charlene’s daughter and second in the line of succession to the Monégasque throne after her brother Jacques, greets the Pope. Pierre Casiraghi, the son ...

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra ...

Princess Charlene of Monaco, Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and Prince Jacques of Monaco during Pope Leo XIV's visit to Monaco. The young royals, who will turn 12 on ...

A hush of ceremony and centuries-old protocol set the tone in Monaco on March 28, as Pope Leo XIV made a historic visit, the first papal trip to the principality in nearly 500 years. Against this rare ...

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco welcome Pope Leo XIV on the tarmac of Monaco Heliport in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/Pool via AP.

The Pope will be in the Principality of Monaco on Saturday for a symbolic visit that marks the return of a Pontiff after almost five centuries. At the centre, the role of small states in international ...