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- Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Pope Francis from April 7 to 10, despite his hospitalization for pneumonia.
- The visit aims to celebrate the Jubilee year and strengthen ties between the Vatican and the British monarchy, which have been warm since 1982.
- Charles is scheduled to meet Pope Francis on April 8 and has expressed hopes for the pontiff's recovery to allow the visit to proceed.
- This trip marks the first time a British monarch will address the Italian parliament, furthering UK-Italy relations.
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King Charles III plans state visit to Vatican, meeting with Pope Francis
Pope Francis greets His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales at the canonization of St. John Henry Newman at the Vatican on Oct. 13, 2019. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Mar 18, 2025 / 13:35 pm (CNA). King Charles III and Queen Camilla... [...]
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King Charles, Queen Camilla hope to meet pope at Vatican in April
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla confirmed their plans to meet at the Vatican with Pope Francis in early April in an announcement March 18. The British Embassy to the Holy See released Buckingham Palace’s itinerary for the British royals’ planned state visit, a formal visit coordinated with the Vatican Secretariat of State. Pope Francis has been in Rome’s Gemelli hospital since Feb. 14 fighting double pneumonia a…
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