King Charles and Pope pray together
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The King and the Pope have prayed together for the first time. The King, as supreme governor of the Church of England, has become the first monarch to take part in an ecumenical service with a Pope since the Reformation. He prayed alongside Pope Leo XIV during a State visit to the Vatican after arriving in Rome on Wednesday.
Queen Camilla has reportedly been granted a prestigious honour by Pope Leo during the British royals' state visit to the Vatican. King Charles III and Camilla touched down in Rome yesterday (22 October) for a two-day state visit to the Holy See, the government of the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican.