00:02King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV's historic prayer and meeting led to His Majesty being given a new title.
00:10Pope Leo XIV gave King Charles III the distinction of being the royal confraternities of the Abbey and Basilica of St. Paul's outside the walls.
00:20Charles is the first British king to pray with a pope since King Henry VIII.
00:24Henry famously left the Catholic Church and started the Church of England after Pope Clement VII refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
00:33The British monarch is the supreme governor of the Church of England, a position they hold in a ceremonial capacity.
00:40King Charles III's trip to the Vatican is a big milestone for the monarch.
00:45The visit will mark Their Majesty's first meeting with Pope Leo XIV since his election in May 2025.
00:51The visit will also mark a significant moment in relations between the Catholic Church and Church of England,
00:58of which His Majesty is supreme governor, recognizing the ecumenical work they have undertaken,
01:04and reflecting the Jubilee Year's theme of walking together as pilgrims of hope.
01:08A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said in a statement,
01:13King Charles III has a history of showing support for a diversity of religions and embracing them.
01:18The meeting for prayer between King Charles, Queen Camilla and Pope Leo is highly significant
01:25as a similar ceremony has not happened for centuries.
01:29Charles is supreme governor for the Church of England and has longed for building bridges with other faiths,
01:34royal expert Ian Pelham-Turner told Fox News Digital.
01:39King Charles III's trip is the beginning of a new era for the Anglican and Catholic churches.
01:43However, Prince Andrew's scandalous ties to Jeffrey Epstein might have ruined the moment.
01:50Regrettably, while this trip should be so momentous after 500 years of division,
01:55putting old divisions of the Reformation in the past with a wonderful new era of Christians uniting,
02:00instead, it is overshadowed by the despicable moral depravity of his brother.
02:05This is compounded by the system and those who also protected him,
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