3 w. ago A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the pope

Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of divisionAlmost every British schoolchild is taught that Henry VIII, the swaggering Tudor king driven by lust and his quest for an heir, broke away from the Roman Catholic church in 1534 after the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.Henry created the Church of England, appointed himself its supreme governor, divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn (who lasted just three years before she was beheaded for treason). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago King Charles and Pope Leo XIV make history with joint prayer in Vatican's Sistine Chapel

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV made history when they prayed together during a service in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Charles and Queen Camilla are making a two-day state visit to the Vatican

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3 w. ago King Charles becomes first British monarch to pray publicly with pope in 500 years – Europe live

King and pontiff took part in joint worship in Sistine Chapel during Charles’s visit to Vatican with CamillaThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urged European Union leaders on Thursday to agree as soon as possible on a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.Zelenskyy, who is visiting Brussels, said on X that the proposed mechanism for using frozen Russian assets was entirely legal and fair. He said Ukraine would use a significant part of the assets to buy weapons from its European allies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Photos of King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to strengthen ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. The event marks the first time since the Reformation that the heads of these two churches have prayed together.

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3 w. ago King Charles becomes first British monarch to pray with pope in 500 years – Europe live

King and pontiff took part in joint worship in Sistine Chapel during Charles’s visit to Vatican with CamillaThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, urged European Union leaders on Thursday to agree as soon as possible on a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.Zelenskyy, who is visiting Brussels, said on X that the proposed mechanism for using frozen Russian assets was entirely legal and fair. He said Ukraine would use a significant part of the assets to buy weapons from its European allies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago King Charles joins Pope Leo in historic prayer during Vatican visit

Momentous state visit to Holy See understood to be deeply significant for monarch personally and will celebrate Papal Jubilee held every 25 years

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3 w. ago King Charles puts on display of Christian unity as he becomes first British monarch to pray with the Pope in 500 years

King Charles and Queen Camilla were introduced to Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace library - the traditional place for such meetings - after arriving in the San Damaso Courtyard.

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3 w. ago King Charles prays with Pope Leo at Sistine Chapel in historic service

King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope, since the Reformation five centuries ago.

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3 w. ago King Charles prays with Pope Leo at Sistine Chapel in historic moment

Charles becomes the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation

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3 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla meet Pope Leo at the Vatican: His Majesty is set to become the first British monarch to pray with the Pontiff in 500 years

King Charles and Queen Camilla were introduced to Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace library - the traditional place for such meetings - after arriving in the San Damaso Courtyard.

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3 w. ago King Charles meets Pope Leo for the first time before they pray together at Sistine Chapel

Charles will become the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation, as part of the state visit

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3 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at the Vatican ahead of historic meeting with Pope Leo

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived at the ceremonial entrance to the Apostolic Palace in the San Damascus Courtyard, having been driven through iconic St Peter's Square.

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3 w. ago King Charles meets Pope LIVE: Monarch prepares for historic moment amid Andrew drama

King Charles is set to become the first British monarch to pray with the Pope during a historic trip to the Vatican today, where he will meet with Pope Leo

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3 w. ago King Charles and Pope Leo to pray together inside Sistine Chapel during historic Vatican state visit: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments as King Charles and Queen Camilla make an historic visit to the Vatican where the monarch will pray alongside Pope Leo inside the Sistine Chapel.

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3 w. ago King Charles puts family drama to one side as he arrives in Rome for Vatican visit as Prince Andrew faces being dragged to the US to give evidence on Epstein and hauled before MPs

The 76-year-old monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel with Pope Leo XIV as they mark the Catholic Church's 2025 'Jubilee year'.

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3 w. ago King Charles puts Prince Andrew drama to one side as he arrives in Rome for Vatican visit

The 76-year-old monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel with Pope Leo XIV as they mark the Catholic Church's 2025 'Jubilee year'.

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3 w. ago King Charles may have ‘scuppered’ chances of ‘unprecedented’ honour due to one decision

King Charles is due to pray with Pope Leo XIV, the first time a British monarch and a Pope have done so since the Reformation 500 years ago

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4 w. ago King Charles to become the first British monarch in 500 years to pray at public service with Pope during state visit to the Vatican City

The 76-year-old monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, with Pope Leo XIV as they mark the Catholic Church's 2025 'Jubilee year'.

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4 w. ago King to become first British monarch in 500 years to pray with the Pope during state visit to Vatican

Charles, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and Pope Leo XIV will pray together during an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel

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4 w. ago King Charles to be first reigning English monarch in 500 years to pray publicly with pope

Monarch will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in Sistine Chapel during visit to the Vatican next monthKing Charles will become the first reigning English monarch since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534 to pray publicly with a pope during his state visit to the Holy See next week.The king will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel during his visit with the queen to the Vatican on 22-23 October, a gesture regarded as a “significant moment” in relations between the Catholic church and the Church of England, of which Charles is supreme governor. Continue reading...

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