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King Charles to become first British monarch to pray publicly with Pope in 500 years
- On Oct. 23, King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV will pray together in the Sistine Chapel, marking the first public prayer between these church heads since the Reformation and symbolizing ongoing dialogue.
- Buckingham Palace and the Vatican said a two-day state trip on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 was postponed from April after Pope Francis's final illness and death.
- Charles will receive the Royal Confrater title at St. Paul's Outside the Walls with a special chair for him and his heirs, while the archbishop of York will preside with Pope Leo at the Sistine Chapel service featuring royal and Sistine Chapel choirs.
- The visit celebrates the 2025 Papal Jubilee and recognises decades of ecumenical work even as the Catholic Church and Church of England remain divided over the ordination of female priests.
- Charles, who sought the visit during the 2025 Holy Year, continues cancer treatment begun last year and will attend meetings on care for creation and sustainability in the Sala Regia with Pope Leo XIV.
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Almost five centuries have passed since that particular Brexit in which Henry VIII, determined to get a divorce from Catherine of Aragon that the Pope did not grant him, let himself be carried away by the revolutionary wind of the Reformation, let loose ties with the Catholic Church and decided to become the Supreme Governor of his own religion, the Anglican. Since that split, Charles III will be the first British monarch to pray with the Pontif…
The event will take place next week during the British kings’ state visit to the Vatican
King Charles III and Pope Leo XV will become the first British monarch and head of the Catholic Church to attend a service together since the Reformation in the 16th century.
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