Coverage dated October 22, 2025

King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home

Headline from Local News 8

By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on Thursday, after a bruising week back home with the continued fallout over the Prince Andrew scandal.

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  1. Local News 8

    King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home (opens Local News 8)

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    By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in 500 years during his state visit to the Vatican on Thursday, after a bruising week back home with the continued fallout over the Prince Andrew scandal.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    King Charles to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — King Charles III’s state visit to the Vatican gets underway on Thursday, when he will become the first British monarch to pray with a pope in 500 years, after a bruising week back home with the continued fallout over the Prince Andrew scan…

  3. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    King Charles, Pope Leo pray together in historic first (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    King Charles III on Thursday became the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope since the schism with Rome 500 years ago, in a

  4. America Magazine

    Pope Leo and King Charles make history with first-ever joint prayer service in Sistine Chapel (opens America Magazine)

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    America Magazine's feed description

    For the first time in history, a British monarch and a pope prayed together in the Sistine Chapel in an event of great ecumenical significance.

  5. The Guardian

    A rift that took 500 years to repair: King Charles prays with the pope (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Joint prayer in Sistine Chapel is symbolic act of rapprochement between Catholic church and Church of England after centuries of division

  6. The Guardian

    King Charles becomes first British monarch to pray publicly with pope in 500 years – Europe live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    King and pontiff took part in joint worship in Sistine Chapel during Charles’s visit to Vatican with Camilla

  7. Christian Today

    King Charles attends historic prayer service with Pope in Sistine Chapel (opens Christian Today)

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    Christian Today's feed description

    King Charles held an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday where they also both took part in a historic ecumenical prayer service in the Sistine Chapel.

  8. The Guardian

    King Charles makes history by praying publicly with Pope Leo (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Charles becomes first reigning British monarch to pray with a pope publicly since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534

  9. Fox News

    King Charles' historic visit with Pope 'overshadowed' by Prince Andrew scandal: expert (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla meet Pope Leo XIV during historic Vatican visit, marking first joint prayer service between British monarch and pope since English Reformation.

  10. The Christian Post

    King Charles III prays with Pope Leo XIV in Sistine Chapel, first since Reformation (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    King Charles III participated in a public worship service with Pope Leo XIV during a service to the Vatican on Thursday.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    King Charles prays with Pope Leo at the Vatican as Prince Andrew scandal looms back home | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    CNN By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Rome (CNN) — King Charles III became the first British monarch to pray publicly with a pope in

  12. CBS News

    King Charles and Pope Leo pray together at Vatican in historic first 500 years after Anglican-Catholic split (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches split up five centuries ago.

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