Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla during their state visit to Italy in April. The couple had to postpone their official visit to the Holy See at the time due to Pope Francis' poor health. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla will undertake a state visit to the Holy See this fall, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The trip – which will take place in late October – will see the royal couple hold their first meeting with Pope Leo XIV , who was elected in May following the death of Pope Francis.

The palace said that Charles and Camilla would join the new pontiff in celebrating the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, which takes place every quarter of a century.

The Catholic Jubilee Year – or Holy Year – was established in the 14th century by

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