Overview
- The visit is scheduled for October 22–23 in Vatican City, with King Charles III and Queen Camilla to meet Pope León XIV and senior Vatican officials.
- An ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel will include a shared prayer by the King, the Queen, and the Pope, marking a rare public act of worship across traditions.
- The program features a sustainability discussion under the theme “Care of Creation,” with a session planned in the Sala Regia following the liturgy.
- At the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls, the King is set to be named “Confrater Real,” an honorific approved by the Pope, with a dedicated seat to remain for future use.
- The trip was reorganized after an earlier postponement linked to concerns about the health of Pope Francis.