A king who has always described himself as a peacemaker, as he did during a 2020 speech in Davos, could not remain indifferent to the first words spoken by Pope Leo XIV from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Peace be with all of you!”
On Friday, from Buckingham Palace comes confirmation that King Charles III, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, sent a private message to the new pontiff, elected only Thursday to the Chair of Saint Peter.