Pope Leo departed the Principality of Monaco at 17:30 this afternoon. Here are some highlights from a lightning, one-day trip to Europe's second-smallest country.

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New data from the Annuario Pontificio 2026 and Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae 2024 highlight trends in baptized populations across the five continents, with a remarkable increase in the number of Catholics in Africa.

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During Mass in the Principality of Monaco, Pope Leo XIV urges everyone not to grow "accustomed to the clamor of weapons and images of war," and insists that the Church in Monaco is called to bear witness to living in peace.

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Pope Leo speaks to young residents of Monaco, answering questions on faith and doubt, and urging his listeners to "pour yourselves out completely for the Lord and for others.”

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Pope Leo XIV invites the Catholic community of Monaco to renew a faith capable of addressing secularism, promoting dignity, and proclaiming the Gospel with creativity and conviction.

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Pope Leo XIV greets residents of the Principality of Monaco as he begins his Apostolic Journey, and encourages the small European nation to place its material prosperity at the service of humanity, law, and justice.

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As the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day's liturgical readings, reflecting on the theme, "Palm branches & plot twists”.

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The Pope is travelling by helicopter to the small city-state, the destination of his second Apostolic Journey. In a telegram to the President of Italy during the flight, he expresses his desire to encourage “the witness of Christian faith” and “the building of the common good.”

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Following their plenary assembly earlier this month, bishops from the Anglican Ordinariates reflect on seven distinctive traits of their spiritual and pastoral heritage, including lay participation, commitment to the poor, and the family as domestic church.

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The Principality of Monaco is preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV. “Small nations,” notes the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, “prove to be natural guardians of multilateralism.”

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