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King Charles and Pope Leo will pray together in the Sistine Chapel next week, the first such moment between a British monarch and a pontiff since the Reformation. During a two-day state visit to the Vatican, the King and Queen will attend meetings and an ecumenical service beneath Michelangelo’s ceiling, with Catholic and Anglican choirs singing side by side and a focus on protecting nature. The visit will also include the King becoming a royal confrater at St Paul’s Outside the Walls, underscoring warm, reconciliatory ties.

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