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State visits to the Vatican by the British monarch are, like their secular equivalents, more formal occasions than private visits, emphasizing ecumenical as well as diplomatic relations.
Last May, Cardinal Nichols was the first Catholic prelate to take part in the coronation since the Reformation, offering a blessing after the crowning.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Catholic archbishop of Westminster, will offer a blessing to the king. This week, the Catholic faithful will offer special prayers and a special Mass for the king before the coronation on Saturday.
COMMENTARY: In today’s Britain, Christian ceremony and tradition still has its place.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Now formally the supreme governor of the Church of England, the new monarch has previously demonstrated an esteem for the Catholic Church, but the substance of his personal faith is somewhat uncertain.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Thursday’s interment of the last Plantagenet monarch has reawakened interest in England’s rich Catholic past.
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