King Charles III. Travel to Pope Francis to Italy despite illness!

King Charles III. Travel to Pope Francis to Italy despite illness!

Rom, Italien - in spring 2025, King Charles III. from Great Britain to visit the Vatican and meet with Pope Francis. This is reported by the Tagesspiegel . The 76-year-old monarch would like to start the trip that coincides with the 20th wedding anniversary of him and Queen Camilla (77) in April. More details about the date of the trip is not yet known, but the state visit will include both Rome and the northern Ravenna.

King Charles has already undertaken international trips, such as his visit to Australia and Samoa in autumn 2022. In January 2023, he took part in the commemoration on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Despite his disease history, which was made public a year ago, he plans to continue to carry out his trip abroad. According to the Latest news , the cancer of the king became known some time ago and thus represents a challenge, which he does not prevent his royal obligations fulfill.

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The visit to the Vatican is also used to celebrate the Holy Year. This special event is committed every 25 years by the Catholic Church and symbolizes a time of renewal and faith. King Charles III. is not only the British head of state, but also the head of the Anglican Church of England, which gives the upcoming meeting with the Pope an additional meaning.

The bonds between the Britan monarchy and the Vatican seem to intensify in the recent past. So when King Charles III was crowned. on May 6, 2023 for the first time since the Reformation, papal representatives in the ceremony. The Catholic Agency represented and was present in Great Britain as an apostolic nuncio. The presence of these church dignitaries is interpreted as a sign of revitalizing relationships between the two institutions.

The state visit in Italy not only underlines the diplomatic commitment of King Charles III, but also the boundness of the monarchy of traditions, which include both spiritual and cultural dimensions. In the context of his health challenges, the upcoming journey will be both personal and historical scope.