King Charles III to visit Vatican in October | International

LONDON, Sept 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. "Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See in late October 2025," a statement said of the trip, which will come around six months after the royal couple met Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis, shortly before his death. Francis died on April 21 after 12 years as head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, and Leo was elected in a conclave of cardinals on May 8. Leo, 70, who has a history of...