When King Charles III and his wife Camilia were formally crowned last Saturday, observers took special note of the religious dimension of the ceremony, which featured members of Christian denominations beyond the Church of England as well as followers of non-Christian faiths, the Crux website reports today (May 17, 2023).
Catholics present at the May 6 coronation ceremony included the Vatican's Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, as well as Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, who gave a special blessing to the King during the ceremony.
It was the first time a Catholic leader had been physically present inside Westminster Abbey for a coronation, following a progressive thaw in relations between the Catholic and Anglican churches over the past century.
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