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The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday homily given March 29, 2026, in St. Peter’s Square on Jesus Christ as the King of Peace.

In photos: Pope Leo XIV makes an apostolic visit to Monaco March 28, 2026, his second overseas journey as the successor of St. Peter.

Monaco has a record number of people entering the Catholic Church, including one with a dramatic conversion that took her from the fast lane of Formula One.

Pope Leo XIV urged the wealthy citizens of Monaco to remember the poor and protect every human life, saying the Last Judgment “places the poor at its center.”

This is the prepared text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily given March 28, 2026, at the afternoon Mass in Louis II Stadium during his papal visit to Monaco.

The tiny principality of Monaco has survived invasions, revolutions and world wars, but now must reach out and share its faith and riches, Pope Leo XIV said.

“Safeguarding is not merely an institutional obligation but a moral responsibility incumbent upon every person of goodwill,” Teresa Kettelkamp said.

“When we go to church, we don’t go to church to worship simply as an individual but as a family. We go together as the congregation which is called by …

“Life reveals itself as a continual act of trusting in the Lord and abandoning ourselves to him, even when his plans unsettle our own.”

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