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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King Charles becomes first British monarch since Henry VIII to publicly pray with a pope
ROME - Pope Leo XIV prayed Thursday with King Charles III and Queen Camilla under the frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, marking a first time a British monarch publicly worshipped with a sitting pontiff since Henry VIII broke with the Vatican and formed the Church of England in 1534.
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 First Head of Church of England to Pray with Pope
King Charles III on Thursday, October 23rd, became the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope since the schism with Rome 500 years ago. The historic prayer took place during a service led by Leo XIV. The 76-year-old monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla, joined the U.S.-born pope in the Sistine Chapel for a 30-minute service mixing Catholic and Anglican traditions. The highlight of the royals’ state visit to the Holy See,…
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