Pope Leo heads to tiny Catholic Monaco

VATICAN CITY — 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 decision to choose tiny Monaco for the US-born pope’s first trip in Europe since his election last year has caused puzzlement among observers. Wedged between the mountains and the sea on the French Riviera, Monaco is the world’s second smallest state after the Vatican, and resolutely Catholic. READ: Pope lines up trips to Central Africa, Algeria, Spain, Monaco Ties between the two states date back to […]... Keep on reading: Pope Leo heads to tiny Catholic Monaco

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