The King and Queen are visiting Pope Leo at the Vatican for the first time since he was named leader of the Catholic Church in May Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than ...

King Charles III is the head of the Church of England, but he prayed in public with the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo, during a visit to the Vatican. The service in the Sistine Chapel marked ...

Vatican City — King Charles III met Thursday with Pope Leo XIV during a state visit to the Vatican, and the British monarch made history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly ...

Oct. 23 (UPI) --King Charles III prayed with Pope Leo after exchanging gifts at the Vatican on Thursday, making him the first head of the Church of England to do so since it split with the Holy See ...

King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on Thursday, after a bruising week back home with the continued ...

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel. According to ...

Pope Leo XIV joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla of England in Midday prayer in the Sistine Chapel during an Oct. 23, 2025, ecumenical prayer service. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – In ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom were received in a private audience by Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace this morning, Oct. 23, during a state visit to the Holy ...

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive at Ciampino 31st Wing Airport in the outskirts of Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, a day before their state visit to the Vatican. (Cecilia Fabiano/ ...

VATICAN CITY — King Charles III and Queen Camilla prayed Thursday with Pope Leo XIV in a historic visit to the Vatican to forge closer relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church, ...