Pope gifts relics of true cross to King Charles for coronation
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On Thursday the Vatican confirmed that as a gift to King Charles III for his upcoming coronation next month, Pope Francis has given the monarch two shards believed to be from the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified.
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At King Charles III's coronation, the Cross of Wales will have two small relics of the True Cross incorporated within it, showing the connection between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
After the May 6 coronation of King Charles III, the cross will be receieved by the Church in Wales to be shared between Catholic and Anglican communities.
On Thursday the Vatican confirmed that as a gift to King Charles III for his upcoming coronation next month, Pope Francis has given the monarch two shards believed to be from the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified.
King Charles III's coronation cross will include two shards of wood gifted from the Pope for the occasion believed by the Church to be from the cross used to crucify Jesus Christ.
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