The King and Pope Leo XIV made history when they prayed together in a symbolic moment of unity for Anglicans and Roman Catholics across the globe. The pontiff led the prayer during the ecumenical service in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, likely to be seen as another milestone in the journey of the two churches. It was the first time a British monarch, the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, had prayed at a public service with the Pope, head of the Catholic Church, since the Reformation.