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Pope Leo XIV Receives Purebred Arabian White Horse As A Gift - Vatican

Leo XIV receives a purebred Arabian horse as a gift at the Vatican on October 15, 2025. Proton, a purebred Arabian, was given to the Pope by Andrzej Michalski, owner and founder of the Michalski Stud Farm, in Kolobrzeg-Budzistowo, Poland. Proton’s father came from the United States, and his mother was bought from a princess in Jordan. The horse was born in Poland, and Mr. Michalski purchased him as a young colt and raised him at his own stud farm. ‘When I saw the photos of the future Pope on horseback in Peru, the idea came to me that I wanted to give him a beautiful Arabian horse, one that would be worthy of him, and white, because white naturally corresponds to the Pope’s white cassock,’ Mr. Michalski said. ‘The Pope was very happy; we led the horse together. He was delighted, and we were overjoyed,’ Mr. Michalski recounted. Photo by (EV) Vatican media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Purebred Arabian White Horse As A Gift - Vatican

Leo XIV receives a purebred Arabian horse as a gift at the Vatican on October 15, 2025. Proton, a purebred Arabian, was given to the Pope by Andrzej Michalski, owner and founder of the Michalski Stud Farm, in Kolobrzeg-Budzistowo, Poland. Proton’s father came from the United States, and his mother was bought from a princess in Jordan. The horse was born in Poland, and Mr. Michalski purchased him as a young colt and raised him at his own stud farm. ‘When I saw the photos of the future Pope on horseback in Peru, the idea came to me that I wanted to give him a beautiful Arabian horse, one that would be worthy of him, and white, because white naturally corresponds to the Pope’s white cassock,’ Mr. Michalski said. ‘The Pope was very happy; we led the horse together. He was delighted, and we were overjoyed,’ Mr. Michalski recounted. Photo by (EV) Vatican media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Purebred Arabian White Horse As A Gift - Vatican

Leo XIV receives a purebred Arabian horse as a gift at the Vatican on October 15, 2025. Proton, a purebred Arabian, was given to the Pope by Andrzej Michalski, owner and founder of the Michalski Stud Farm, in Kolobrzeg-Budzistowo, Poland. Proton’s father came from the United States, and his mother was bought from a princess in Jordan. The horse was born in Poland, and Mr. Michalski purchased him as a young colt and raised him at his own stud farm. ‘When I saw the photos of the future Pope on horseback in Peru, the idea came to me that I wanted to give him a beautiful Arabian horse, one that would be worthy of him, and white, because white naturally corresponds to the Pope’s white cassock,’ Mr. Michalski said. ‘The Pope was very happy; we led the horse together. He was delighted, and we were overjoyed,’ Mr. Michalski recounted. Photo by (EV) Vatican media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Receives Purebred Arabian White Horse As A Gift - Vatican

Leo XIV receives a purebred Arabian horse as a gift at the Vatican on October 15, 2025. Proton, a purebred Arabian, was given to the Pope by Andrzej Michalski, owner and founder of the Michalski Stud Farm, in Kolobrzeg-Budzistowo, Poland. Proton’s father came from the United States, and his mother was bought from a princess in Jordan. The horse was born in Poland, and Mr. Michalski purchased him as a young colt and raised him at his own stud farm. ‘When I saw the photos of the future Pope on horseback in Peru, the idea came to me that I wanted to give him a beautiful Arabian horse, one that would be worthy of him, and white, because white naturally corresponds to the Pope’s white cassock,’ Mr. Michalski said. ‘The Pope was very happy; we led the horse together. He was delighted, and we were overjoyed,’ Mr. Michalski recounted. Photo by (EV) Vatican media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-MEN'S 1,000M (CN)

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Piotr Michalski of Poland competes during the speed skating men's 1,000m at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-MEN'S 1000M (CN)

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Piotr Michalski of Poland competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-MEN'S 1000M (CN)

(220218) -- BEIJING, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Piotr Michalski (front) of Poland competes during the speed skating men's 1000m of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SPEED SKATING-MEN'S 500M (CN)

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ignat Golovatsiuk (L) of Belarus and Piotr Michalski of Poland compete during the speed skating men's 500m event at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)