Vatican City: The historic visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican has provided a renewed vision of hope and fraternity between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion, say Archbishop Flavio Pace, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, and Bishop Anthony Ball, Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. The warm welcome extended to the British Royals, coupled with symbolic gestures of ecumenical fellowship, reflects the ongoing commitment of both communions to dialogue, understanding, and the ultimate goal of visible unity.
The journey toward reconciliation between Catholics and Anglicans has deep historical roots marked by periods of division and conflict. Four centuries ago, Queen Elizabeth I and her half-sister Queen Mary I of England, though