King Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/monarchy/king/ England and Wales Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:23:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png King Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/monarchy/king/ 32 32 174395915 King Charles III sends message to Assisi event on environmental stewardship https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-sends-message-to-assisi-event-on-environmental-stewardship/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-sends-message-to-assisi-event-on-environmental-stewardship/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:16:06 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=116768 On 22 April, a special event took place at the Sacro Convento of Saint Francis in Assisi to mark the launch of the Italian edition of Harmony, the book written by His Majesty The King. The British Ambassador to the Holy See, Christopher Trott CVO, attended the special event, during which he read a message […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-sends-message-to-assisi-event-on-environmental-stewardship/feed/ 0 116768 Photos: The King and Queen make historic State Visit to the Holy See https://www.cbcew.org.uk/photos-royal-state-visit-holy-see/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/photos-royal-state-visit-holy-see/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:14:18 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111538 Our photographer was in Rome to capture the key moments from a ceremonial Guard of Honour provided by the Swiss Guard, a special ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel, and a visit to the Papal Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls to attend an ecumenical service in recognition of King Charles becoming ‘Royal Confrater’ […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/photos-royal-state-visit-holy-see/feed/ 0 111538 King Charles receives Royal Confrater title as sign of ‘hope’ with Anglican Communion https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-receives-royal-confrater-title-as-sign-of-hope-with-anglican-communion/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-receives-royal-confrater-title-as-sign-of-hope-with-anglican-communion/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:40:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111609 Ut unum sint – “That they may they one.” A horizon of “hope” for the future characterized the atmosphere in the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, during the ceremony conferring the title of Royal Confrater on King Charles III of England took place at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, during his state […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-receives-royal-confrater-title-as-sign-of-hope-with-anglican-communion/feed/ 0 111609 King’s visit ‘confirms closeness between Catholic and Anglican Churches’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/kings-visit-confirms-closeness-between-catholic-and-anglican-churches/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/kings-visit-confirms-closeness-between-catholic-and-anglican-churches/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:54:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111607 On Thursday, October 23, Pope Leo XIV participated in various events with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, including an ecumenical prayer in the Sistine Chapel, marking a historic moment in Anglican-Catholic relations. The day included a private meeting between the two leaders in the Apostolic Palace and an ecumenical service in the Basilica of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/kings-visit-confirms-closeness-between-catholic-and-anglican-churches/feed/ 0 111607 King Charles attends ecumenical prayer service in Sistine Chapel https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-joins-pope-leo-xiv-for-ecumenical-prayer/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-joins-pope-leo-xiv-for-ecumenical-prayer/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:01:10 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=111494 After a meeting in the Apostolic Palace earlier in the morning, Pope Leo XIV, King Charles III and Queen Camilla of England gathered together for an ecumenical prayer service in the Sistine Chapel. They were joined by the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, the 98th Archbishop of York and the Primate of England – the second-most […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-iii-joins-pope-leo-xiv-for-ecumenical-prayer/feed/ 0 111494 Pope Leo expresses “prayerful closeness” to the Royal Family on the occasion of the funeral of Katharine, The Duchess of Kent https://www.cbcew.org.uk/papal-msg-duchess-kent/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/papal-msg-duchess-kent/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:45:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110233 In a message sent to His Majesty King Charles III, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his “heartfelt condolences” and “prayerful closeness” to the King, the Duke of Kent, and the Royal Family as they attend the Requiem Mass for Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, in Westminster Cathedral. The Holy Father gave thanks to God for […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/papal-msg-duchess-kent/feed/ 0 110233 Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski appointed OBE in The King’s Birthday Honours https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-kenneth-nowakowski-appointed-obe-in-the-kings-birthday-honours/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-kenneth-nowakowski-appointed-obe-in-the-kings-birthday-honours/#respond Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:24:49 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=106244 The Right Reverend Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London and Bishop for Slovak, Belarusian and Hungarian Greek Catholics in Great Britain has been awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III. The King’s Birthday Honours were announced on Friday, 13 June. Bishop Nowakowski was appointed to […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-kenneth-nowakowski-appointed-obe-in-the-kings-birthday-honours/feed/ 0 106244 King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Pope Francis on their anniversary https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-visit-pope-francis-on-their-anniversary/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-visit-pope-francis-on-their-anniversary/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:28:43 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=103447 Pope Francis holds a private audience at the Casa Santa Marta with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, expressing his best wishes for their wedding anniversary. On a particularly significant day for their family which marks their 20th wedding anniversary and the four-year anniversary of the death of the King’s father, Philip of Edinburgh, King […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-visit-pope-francis-on-their-anniversary/feed/ 0 103447 Cardinal welcomes announcement that The King and Queen will make a State Visit to the Holy See https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-welcomes-announcement-that-the-king-and-queen-will-make-a-state-visit-to-the-holy-see/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-welcomes-announcement-that-the-king-and-queen-will-make-a-state-visit-to-the-holy-see/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:02:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=101470 Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has warmly welcomed the announcement that Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and Italy in early April 2025. “I am delighted King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the Holy See and meet […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-welcomes-announcement-that-the-king-and-queen-will-make-a-state-visit-to-the-holy-see/feed/ 0 101470 King attends special Advent service at Farm Street Church https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-attends-special-advent-service-in-london/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/king-attends-special-advent-service-in-london/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:32:30 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=99926 His Majesty King Charles III has attended a special Advent service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, central London, co-hosted by the Catholic Charity that supports persecuted Christians, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The service took place on Tuesday, 17 December, and celebrated the courage and perseverance of the Christian […]

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