WATCH: King Charles and Pope Leo Share Historic Joint Prayer in the Sistine Chapel | Vatican | N18G
VATICAN CITY - Britain's King Charles and Pope Leo prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the first joint worship including an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since King Henry VIII broke away from Rome in 1534. Latin chants and English prayers echoed through the chapel, where Leo was elected the first U.S. pope by the world's Catholic cardinals six months ago in front of frescoes by Michelangelo depicting Christ delivering the Last Judgment. VATICAN CITY - In a first after 500 years, King Charles and Pope Leo pray together at the Vatican, as the Pontiff leads an ecumenical service with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell attended by the King and Queen. Ecumenical prayer for the environment presided over by Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop of York, attended by King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Sistine Chapel. For the first time since the Protestant Reformation, a reigning British monarch and a pope will pray together publicly during a royal state visit to the Vatican. King Charles III will join in ecumenical prayer presided over by Pope Leo XIV for the care of creation inside the Sistine Chapel on Oct. 23, beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, during the king’s first state visit to the Vatican with Queen Camila. The Sistine Chapel Choir will sing together with England’s Choir of St. George’s Chapel and the Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal for the historic ecumenical prayer which will focus on praising God the Creator, Vatican officials said. Stephen Cottrell, the Anglican Archbishop of York, will also participate. The visit will mark the first meeting between King Charles and Pope Leo XIV. The two will first meet privately in the Apostolic Palace in the morning and will later be joined by business leaders in the palace’s Sala Regia for a discussion on care for creation and environmental sustainability. #popeleoxiv #kingcharles #vatican #ukroyalfamily #cnbctv18 #vaticancity #catholicprayer #rome
