{"id":2110792,"date":"2025-10-23T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2110792"},"modified":"2025-10-23T16:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:43:15","slug":"king-charles-makes-history-by-being-first-british-royal-to-pray-with-catholic-pope-leo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-makes-history-by-being-first-british-royal-to-pray-with-catholic-pope-leo\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles Makes History by Being First British Royal to Pray With Catholic Pope Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was a once-in-a-century meeting on Thursday, October 23 when <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> prayed alongside <strong>Pope Leo<\/strong> at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The British monarch, 76, attended a service at the famed Sistine Chapel in a historic moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is the first time since the 1500s that an English sovereign has attended a public liturgy with a Catholic pope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As fans of <em>The Tudors<\/em> know, <strong>King Henry VIII<\/strong> split from the Catholic Church to head the Church of England in the 16th century in order to marry his ill-fated second wife, <strong>Anne Boleyn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirrorpix \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles\u2019 wife, <strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong>, 78, also joined him for the spiritual event, with the couple first joining Pope Leo, 70, in a meeting before mass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two met the pontiff at the Apostolic Palace, where they joined together to exchange presents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Charles gifted the Pope with an intricate photograph that had a silver frame, as well as an icon painting of St. Edward the Confessor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/pope-leo-xiv-wins-hearts-212148721.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pope Leo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Pope Leo<\/a> gave Charles a miniature portrait of the Christ Pantocrator mosaic that sits in the Cathedral of Cefal\u00f9 in Sicily.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Mirrorpix \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/32v_ULjA.qMBKzuF.PgeXw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_examiner_239\/152d79b571d36a3829f9b46e6a71e730\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirrorpix \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The king was supposed to spend an extended period of time with the late <strong>Pope Francis<\/strong> when he was visiting Rome this past April. However, the previous Holy Father\u2019s health was declining and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/pope-francis-passes-away-at-88-remembered-for-his-simplicity-kindness-and-bold-reforms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he died on April 21.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he died on April 21.<\/a> Instead, Charles had met Pope Francis for a quick moment on April 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the king and queen\u2019s holy visit, they are set to stop by the Papal Basilica and Abbey of St. Paul\u2019s Outside the Walls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/king-charles-makes-history-by-being-first-british-royal-to-pray-with-catholic-pope-leo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:King Charles Makes History by Being First British Royal to Pray With Catholic Pope Leo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">King Charles Makes History by Being First British Royal to Pray With Catholic Pope Leo<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. 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