{"id":2500105,"date":"2025-10-17T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-honors-british-crown-at-papal-basilica\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:07:08","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-honors-british-crown-at-papal-basilica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-honors-british-crown-at-papal-basilica\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV honors British Crown at papal basilica"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpope-leo-xiv-honors-british-crown-at-papal-basilica%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2500105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla are preparing for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-frustrated-kenyan-president-denied-speech-invite-to-congress\/\" title=\"Kenyan President&#039;s Speech Invitation to Congress Denied, Democrats Fru...rated\">historic state visit<\/a> too the Vatican, where they will meet Pope Leo XIV. This visit marks the closest ties between the British Crown and the Holy See since the 16th century. During the trip, Charles and Camilla will participate in an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ecumenical prayer service<\/a> in the Sistine Chapel alongside Catholic and Anglican clergy-the first of its kind in over 500 years-symbolizing progress in reconciliation between the Catholic church and the Church of England.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Sistine Chapel service,Charles will visit the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, where he will receive a special honor from the Vatican. Although he cannot become a canon due to his protestant faith, Charles will be named a royal confrater of Saint Paul, recognizing the British Crown&#8217;s historic patronage of the basilica prior to the English Reformation. A specially commissioned chair bearing his coat of arms and the Latin phrase *ut unum sint* (&#8220;that they might potentially be one&#8221;) will be placed in the basilica permanently, symbolizing mutual respect and spiritual communion between the two sovereign states and their religious institutions. This visit underscores renewed ecumenical dialog and represents a meaningful step in the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Church of England.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pope Leo XIV gives British Crown perpetual honor and special chair at papal basilica<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2130014\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/king-charles-iii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">King Charles III<\/a> and his wife, Queen Camilla, are preparing for a state visit to the Vatican next week that will bring the British Crown and Holy See closer than they have been since the 16th century.<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Camilla will meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a> on Thursday as part of a state visit to Vatican City. The two world leaders will dialogue on two levels &mdash; as heads of sovereign states and supreme authorities within their respective religious institutions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3854685\/why-does-ukraine-want-us-supply-tomahawks\/\">Why does Ukraine want the US to supply it with Tomahawks?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3854614\/zelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies\/\">Zelensky speaks with US weapons and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-speaks-with-us-weapons-and-energy-companies-ahead-of-trump-meeting\/\" title=\"Zelensky speaks with US we...ons and energy companies ahead of Trump ...ing\">energy companies ahead<\/a> of Trump meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3854600\/madagascar-coup-leader-sworn-in-as-president\/\">Madagascar&rsquo;s coup leader is sworn in as president after a military takeover condemned by UN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>They will pray together in the Sistine Chapel alongside Catholic and Anglican clergy &mdash; the first such ecumenical service of its kind in over 500 years and a breakthrough that a Buckingham Palace spokesperson described as &ldquo;historic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will mark a significant moment in relations between the Catholic Church and&nbsp;Church of England, of which His Majesty is Supreme Governor, recognising the ecumenical&nbsp;work they have undertaken and reflecting the Jubilee year&rsquo;s theme of walking together as&nbsp;&lsquo;Pilgrims of Hope,&#8217;&rdquo; the spokesperson said of the trip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain&rsquo;s Queen Camilla, left, and King Charles III, right, pose for a photo before a state banquet on Sept. 17, 2025, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. (Phil Noble\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It marks a historic moment in the journey of reconciliation between our Churches,&rdquo; said Archbishop Flavio Pace, the secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity at the Vatican. &ldquo;It celebrates how far we&rsquo;ve come-and offers hope for the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV will also be dusting off a long-dormant place of honor for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/british-royal-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British royal<\/a> within the diocese of Rome, though modified and qualified to reflect his status as supreme governor of the schismatic Church of England.<\/p>\n<p>Following his visit to the Sistine Chapel and meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Charles will be escorted to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls &mdash; one of four major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-xiv-declares-i-am-roman-as-he-completes-formalities-to-become-bishop-of-rome-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... declares \u2018I am Roman!\u2019 as he completes formalities to become bishop of Rome ... Washington Examiner\">papal basilicas<\/a> in Rome. It is the burial place of St. Paul, one of the founders of the Catholic Church alongside St. Peter. <\/p>\n<p>The basilica is named for its extraterritorial status. It belongs to the Holy See but sits outside the ancient Aurelian Walls of Rome.<\/p>\n<p>Papal basilicas have traditionally been associated with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/royals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">royal patron<\/a>. King Felipe VI of Spain is the protocanon of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, as were his predecessors. French President Emmanuel Macron is the honorary canon of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, a role the presidency inherited from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3851629\/french-royal-citizens-embrace-monarchy-parliament-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French monarchy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Benedictine monastery attached to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls once enjoyed patronage from the British Crown, dating back to seventh-century Saxon kings who provided funds to Rome for the upkeep of St. Peter&rsquo;s and St. Paul&rsquo;s tombs.<\/p>\n<p>This relationship was ultimately shattered by the English Reformation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Faithful arrive for the beatification ceremony of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a Congolese man killed in 2007 for fighting corruption, on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome. (AP Photo\/Riccardo De Luca)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>King Henry VIII, once a devout follower of the pope, who styled the British leader as a &ldquo;Defender of the Faith,&rdquo; broke from Rome in 1534 over the pontiff&rsquo;s refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.<\/p>\n<p>Henry nationalized the church, executed clergy members who would not renounce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allegiance to the Holy See<\/a>, and declared himself the supreme governor of the Church of England.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, British monarchs have maintained the largely ceremonial position, and those royals who convert to Catholicism are automatically excluded from the line of succession.<\/p>\n<p>Because Charles is not a Catholic, he is not eligible to be named a canon, but the Holy See is making a gesture to recognize the British Crown&rsquo;s special relationship with the basilica and abbey.<\/p>\n<p>The king will receive an honor from Cardinal James Michael Harvey and Abbot Donato Ogliari, the titular archpriest of the basilica and prelate of the abbey, respectively, being named a royal confrater of Saint Paul &mdash; in layman&rsquo;s terms, a royal associate.<\/p>\n<p>A special chair has been commissioned for the occasion, bearing Charles&rsquo;s coat of arms and the Latin phrase <em>Ut unum sint<\/em> &mdash; &ldquo;that they may be one&rdquo; in English.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase is from a passage of the Gospel of John in which Jesus Christ, prior to his betrayal and crucifixion, prays to God the Father that all his believers would be unified. <\/p>\n<p>It is a commonly cited passage in the context of Christian ecumenicalism, with the understanding that in an ideal world, all Christians would be part of the same, undivided church.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3853788\/pope-cardinal-cupich-vatican-governing-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POPE LEO XIV APPOINTS CHICAGO&rsquo;S CARDINAL CUPICH TO VATICAN GOVERNING COMMISSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-political-figures-who-changed-their-tune-on-bidens-capabilities-after-the-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Four political figures who changed their tune on Biden\u2019s c...abilities after the debate ... Washington Examiner\">king&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s visit, the chair will be kept in the basilica in the church&rsquo;s apse in perpetuity for future visits by Charles and his successors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pope Leo XIV, center, presides over a commemoration of the martyrs and witnesses of the faith of the 21st century with representatives of other churches and Christian communions on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. (AP Photo\/Gregorio Borgia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Buckingham Palace spokesperson called the ceremonial seat a &ldquo;perpetual&nbsp;mark of mutual respect between Pope Leo and His Majesty as Heads of State.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pace told reporters that the title and its accompanying chair are meant to be &ldquo;a sign of honor and spiritual communion&rdquo; with the British monarch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV grants British Crown lasting honor, special chair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2500106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25166522341326_bd1179.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65410,65411,54854,65412,9367],"class_list":["post-2500105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-british-crown","tag-papal-basilica","tag-pope-leo-xiv","tag-religious-ceremony","tag-vatican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25166522341326_bd1179.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500105\/revisions\/2500109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}