King Charles meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican
King Charles and Pope Leo XIV's public prayer marks a historic moment for Catholic and Anglican unity, the first such event in 500 years, highlighting shared global concerns.
- On Thursday, King Charles prayed publicly with Pope Leo XIV inside the Sistine Chapel during a Vatican state visit, becoming the first British monarch to do so since Henry VIII broke with Rome.
- Designed to showcase unity, the tour aimed to mend centuries-old divisions between the churches dating to 1534 and marked King Charles's first visit as King.
- The Swiss Guard played the UK's national anthem as Queen Camilla wore a black mantilla and Charles, named Royal Confrater of St Paul's, received a bespoke throne-like chair.
- Observers said the meeting boosted diplomatic optics between the churches and highlighted symbolic unity, underscoring relations given King Charles's role as Church of England supreme governor.
- Amid a bruising week for the royals, the Vatican visit proceeded while calls and probes continued back in the UK after Prince Andrew last Friday gave up the use of the 'Duke of York' title amid British MPs' demands and a Metropolitan Police investigation.
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