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 III and Pope Leo XIV lead historic joint prayer
In a landmark moment for Christian unity, King Charles III became the first reigning British monarch in nearly five centuries to pray publicly with a Pope, joining Pope Leo XIV for an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday. The event marks the most significant step toward reconciliation since the Anglican Schism in 1534 when King Henry VIII broke with Rome.
Pope Leo and King Charles prayed together on Thursday in the Sistine Chapel in Rome for the preservation of creation. The divine service, which took place in Latin and English, is the first common of the heads of the Catholic and Anglican churches since the Reformation 500 years ago. At that time England had renounced Rome under King Henry VIII.
King Charles III became on Thursday the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope since the Anglican schism in the 16th century, on the occasion of a celebration presided over by Leo XIV in the Sistine Chapel.
Pope, King Charles pray together in a 500-year first
VATICAN: Britain’s King Charles and Pope Leo 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. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel, where Leo was elected the first US pope by the world’s Catholic cardinals six months ago in front of frescoes by Michelangelo depicting Christ deliverin…
King and Pope pray together in 500-year first
Britain's King Charles III and Pope Leo have prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534.
An unforgettable moment for history: King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
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