Royal visit to Vatican comes during Jubilee Year.King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in late October, Buckingham Palace said on Friday evening.The royal visit was rearranged after a previous visit, scheduled during a four-day tour in Italy earlier this year, was postponed due to the poor health of Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis. The king and queen met Francis briefly on 9 April, on their 20th wedding anniversary, less than two weeks before the pontiff's death on Easter Monday. Buckingham Palace has said the upcoming trip will emphasise the friendly relations between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, of which King Charles is supreme governor. No details have been announced for the visit which will fall during the Vatican's Jubilee Year, a holy event that occurs in Rome every 25 years. Photo credit: Alessia Pierdomenico / Shutterstock.com.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in late October, Buckingham Palace said on Friday evening. The royal visit was rearranged after a previous visit, scheduled during a  earlier this year, due to the poor health of Leo's predecessor, Pope Francis. The king and queen on 9 April, on their 20th wedding anniversary, less than two weeks before the . Buckingham Palace has said the upcoming trip will emphasise the friendly relations between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, of which King Charles is supreme governor. No details have been announced for the visit which will fall during the Vatican's , a holy event that occurs in Rome every 25 years. Photo credit: Alessia Pierdomenico / Shutterstock.com.