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King Charles to visit Vatican and meet Pope Leo for first time
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace has said. The trip in late October will come about six months after the royal couple visited Leo’s...

King Charles to meet Pope Leo on rearranged Vatican visit
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in October. A previous official visit to the Vatican was postponed earlier this year because of the poor health of the pontiff's predecessor, Pope...

King Charles, Queen Camilla plan Vatican visit in October to meet Pope Leo
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, making a trip which they had been forced to cancel in April because of the failing health of the late Pope Francis. The...

I did it—I found the worst-ever diet cola: Don’t Watch This; Watch That, Week 5
This week: the thrill of Aldi and the agony of Hy-Vee, on how MNW will lose his family, and some lightly-plagiarized trivia. Because I go through caffeinated drinks like they’re water during the semester, I don’t have the budget to blow on the big...
King Charles III to visit Vatican in October
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. “Their Majesties The King...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the Vatican and meet with Pope Leo XIV for the first time next month
The King and Queen will undertake a State Visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham Palace has announced. Charles, 76, and Camilla, 78, will travel to Vatican City in late October to meet Pope Leo XIV to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year. This...
King Charles to pay state visit to Vatican to see Pope Leo
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday, making a trip which they had been forced to cancel in April because of the failing health of the late...

King Charles and Queen Camilla to Make State Visit to Pope Leo at the Vatican in Late October
State visits to the Vatican by the British monarch are, like their secular equivalents, more formal occasions than private visits, emphasizing ecumenical as well as diplomatic relations. King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be making their...
King and Queen set to meet Pope Leo in Vatican state visit
The King and Queen will meet the new Pope during a state visit to Vatican City next month. The couple will join Leo XIV, who was elected pope earlier this year after the death of Pope Francis, in late October to celebrate the 2025 jubilee year,...

Baltimore hospital’s feud with United Health leaves 60,000 people without care
The insurance giant, United Health, is a frequent target of patient and consumer anger. | Bebeto Matthews / AP BALTIMORE—Don’t look now, but there are multiple health care crises in Baltimore, and the more serious one—a feud between a major...
Toledo priest in Spain detained for drugs was denounced in Vatican two years ago
ROME – A high-ranking priest in the Archdiocese of Toledo in Spain arrested early Monday on charges of drug possession had previously been denounced in the Vatican for the defamation of a victim of sexual abuse, but no action was taken. Father...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Visit Vatican for Jubilee Year Celebration
The British King Charles III and Queen Camilla are preparing for a state visit to the Holy See this autumn, according to Buckingham Palace. The trip is planned for the end of October, during which the couple will meet Pope Leo XIV, who was elected...

Archbishop Rugambwa’s body farewelled at the Vatican
Dar es Salaam. The body of Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, former Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, was farewelled on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the Vatican, following his death on September 16 in Rome, Italy. A Vatican statement said a requiem...

King Charles to meet Pope Leo during Vatican City state visit
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As the world watches, Australia stands up for childhood
Who could fail to be moved? The handful of corporations that profit from the trade, each of which has a market capitalisation of a trillion US dollars or more, of course. Loading Communications Minister Anika Wells is exasperated with their...

Diocesan synodal delegation heads to Vatican in October
St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Next month, Bishop Joseph Williams will lead a delegation of diocesan leaders to Rome to participate in a series of synodal meetings at the Vatican, which will include an audience with...

May I Walk with You? Lots of Churches
While perusing the latest “Great Lakes Bay Catholic”, the magazine of the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, I noticed that there are 24,466 registered families in the Diocese of Saginaw, along with 56 parishes. I remembered that a long time ago I spoke...

Poverty, violence still ‘persistent issues’ affecting women, girls, top Vatican diplomat tells UN
(OSV News) — Thirty years after a landmark international document safeguarding women’s dignity, much remains to be done to ensure the well-being of women and girls worldwide, said a top Vatican diplomat. On Sept. 22, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher...

What does King Charles do and who else is in the Royal Family?
Jennifer Clarke ShareSave King Charles and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a two-day state visit to the Vatican in October. A previous official trip to the Vatican was postponed in April 2025 because of the poor health of the...

50 years of dialogue brings Christians, Jews together
For 50 years, the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto (CJDT) has been on the forefront in strengthening interfaith relations through unity and ongoing discussion. Since 1975, the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto has joined representatives...