The King will change into the primary British monarch to hope publicly with the Pope, because the Reformation 500 years in the past, throughout a state go to to the Holy See subsequent week.
The King and Queen will meet the brand new pontiff Pope Leo XIV on the Apostolic Palace, his official residence, subsequent Thursday throughout their journey to Vatican Metropolis.
In a extremely vital second in relations between the Catholic Church and Church of England, of which His Majesty is Supreme Governor, the King and Queen and the Pope will attend a particular ecumenical service within the Sistine Chapel, celebrating the continued work in direction of unity and cooperation amongst totally different Christian church buildings.
The choice for the King and Pope to hope collectively in the course of the service would be the first time a monarch and the pontiff have joined collectively in the sort of second of reflection 500 years because the Reformation; in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself as head of the Church of England, breaking from the papal authority of the Rome Catholic Church.
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