Benedict’s papacy famously ended in controversy when he abdicated the throne, a move that was hitherto unprecedented in the modern era. The last pope to renunciate his title was Gregory XII in 1415.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic ...
Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that the King and Queen will make state visits to Italy and the Holy See “in early April 2025”. The announcement said they will join the Pope “in celebrating the ...
There the Pope descended and, while all knelt, approached the throne, accompanied by two attendants holding flabelli—great ostrich-feather fans—on either side of his head. The Pope prayed ...
After a coronation ceremony two years ago hailed as an interreligious novelty and progressively open-minded, King Charles III ...