Coronation of King Charles III - 6 May 2023
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"King Charles and Queen Camilla
step off their plane as they arrive at Ciampino Airport ahead of their State visit to the Vatican.
The monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel with Pope Leo XIV
as they mark the Catholic Church's 2025 'Jubilee year'.
Traditionally marked every 25 years,
the Jubilee is a special time for the Catholic Church.
The visit will also mark a significant moment in relations between the Catholic Church and Church of England,
of which His Majesty is Supreme Governor.
Buckingham Palace said
it would be the first State Visit since the Reformation
'where the Pope and the Monarch will pray together in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel,
and the first time
the Monarch will have attended a service in St Paul's Outside the Walls,
a church with an historic connection to the English Crown'.
The King and Queen will meet Pope Leo in the Apostolic Palace,
as well as Cardinal Pietro Parolin,
the Holy See's Secretary of State."
King puts Prince Andrew drama to one side as he arrives in Rome
The 76-year-old monarch will take part in an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel with Pope Leo XIV as they mark the Catholic Church's 2025 'Jubilee year'.
