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Pope Leo tells Monaco to use 'gift of smallness' for good

Deutsche Welle · · 440 words · By Zac Crellin
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“Pope Leo tells Monaco to use 'gift of smallness' for good”
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Wikipedia entries only mention Pope Leo XIV's inauguration and visits to Turkey, with no reference to Monaco or the 'gift of smallness' claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the inauguration Mass of his pontificate, formally known as the "Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome". The event was attended b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since his election on 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made one international trip outside Italy, during which he visited two countries. His visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration of the 1,7…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_visits_of_Pop…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIII (Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903. He had the fourth-lon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIII
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“Monaco is the second-smallest country in the world after the Vatican City”
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Wikipedia entries describe Monaco and Vatican City but do not explicitly state Monaco's ranking as the second-smallest country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Monaco-Ville ([mɔnakɔ vil]; Monégasque: Mu̍negu-A̍utu) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco-Ville
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Monaco national football team is a national side that represents Monaco in association football. The team is controlled by the Monégasque Football Federation, the governing body for all football i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco_national_football_team
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), often shortened as the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state. Rule…
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“Leo is the first pope to visit the tiny principality since Pope Paul II's visit in 1538”
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Wikipedia entries only reference Pope Leo XIV's 2025 travels to Turkey, not Monaco or historical visits by Pope Paul II.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the inauguration Mass of his pontificate, formally known as the "Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome". The event was attended b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since his election on 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV has made one international trip outside Italy, during which he visited two countries. His visit to Turkey included an ecumenical commemoration of the 1,7…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pastoral_visits_of_Pop…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIII (Italian: Leone XIII; born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was head of the Catholic Church from 1878 until his death in 1903. He had the fourth-lon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIII
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“The journey took just around 90 minutes from Rome”
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“The pope was heard remarking that they arrived three minutes late”
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“Other members of the royal family awaited Leo at the palace, with the women wearing black and covering their hair as per Vatican protocol”
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“Charlene wore white — a privilege granted only to certain Catholic female royalty when meeting popes, known as 'le privilege du blanc'”
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“Inside the palace, the pope sat down with the prince and princess and gifted Albert an artwork created by the Vatican's mosaic studio depicting St. Francis of Assisi”
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“Also on Leo's itinerary were a visit to the microstate's only cathedral and a mass in the nearby sports stadium”
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“Pope condemns 'chasms' between poor and rich”
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“Monaco is also one of the few European countries where Catholicism remains the official state religion”
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“Albert has in recent years sought to uphold Catholic doctrine on an increasingly secular continent”
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“Last year, the prince blocked a bill to legalize abortion, citing the role of Catholicism in society”
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“It was largely a symbolic move since abortion is a constitutional right in France”
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“Albert used the pope's visit on Saturday to emphasize the principality's Catholic faith”
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“In an address from the balcony of the royal palace, the American pope gave an address in French”
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“The American pope gave an address in French”
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