WelCom February/March 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican during their visit to Italy in early April. Buckingham Palace announced on 7 February 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 2025 Jubilee Year – a year of walking together as “pilgrims of hope”’.
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, welcomed the announcement. ‘I am delighted King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the Holy See and meet with Pope Francis during this special Jubilee Year when so many will gather in Rome as pilgrims of hope,’ Cardinal Nichols said.’ It presents a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate the close relationship between the UK and the Holy See.’