King Charles sends private get well message to Pope Leo

Oct 14th, 2026

Pope Leo XIV with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Sistine Chapel @Vatican Media

King Charles is sending a private get well message to the Pope following his cancer diagnosis.

The King, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer himself, with Queen Camilla, met Pope Leo XIV last year during a state visit to the Vatican.

The monarch and the Pope made history in 2025 when they prayed together in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in a symbolic moment of unity for Anglicans and Roman Catholics across the globe.

It was the first time a British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, had prayed at a public service with the Pope, head of the Catholic Church, since the Reformation.

LINKS

King Charles prays with Pope at ecumenical prayer service in Sistine Chapel + video: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53534

Cardinal's reflection on State Visit of King Charles to Holy See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53567

Fr Dominic Robinson SJ welcomes State Visit by King Charles to Holy See: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53535

King Charles receives Royal Confrater title as sign of 'hope': www.indcatholicnews.com/news/53538

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