US EditionKing Charles publicly prays with Pope Leo XIV in 'historic' moment
- On Thursday, King Charles and Pope Leo XIV held a historic joint prayer in the Sistine Chapel, the first since the 16th-century Reformation, marking a significant milestone according to the monarch's office.
- As part of the 2025 Papal Jubilee, the two-day visit included engagements celebrating the Jubilee and aimed to boost ties between the Vatican and the Church of England.
- Beneath Michelangelo's frescoes, the ecumenical service featured the Sistine Chapel choir joining the choir from St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, while Buckingham Palace waived its usual filming ban.
- Following the service, the dean and Canons of the College of St George, Windsor proposed Pope Leo become a papal confrater, and Charles was made a royal confrater before the orchid exchange.
- Buckingham Palace said the visit will help spur the `unifying journey` of the Catholic Church and Church of England after their split 500 years ago.
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The prayer between the sovereign pontiff and the monarch of the United Kingdom, the supreme governor of the Anglican Church, took place on Thursday, 23 October, during a state visit to the Vatican. A first since the schism of Henry VIII, in 1534.
King Charles, Pope Leo XIV pray together at Sistine Chapel in historic first
Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo XIV prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534.
King and Pope pray together in historic first since Reformation 500 years ago
The service at the Sistine Chapel was ecumenical, meaning it was a joint Anglican and Catholic service. Therefore, the prayer was led not just by Pope Leo but also by Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, the second most senior bishop in the Church of England.
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