Share Tweet Pin Email By Katherine Tinsley 11:11am PDT, Oct 22, 2025 _ King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV are set to make history, as the monarch is headed for a state visit to the Vatican. Keep reading for the details...MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news _ King Charles III will be the first British monarch to pray with a pope since the Reformation period.King Henry VIII severed ties with the Catholic Church in 1534 when the Act of Supremacy was passed. His first annulment from Catherine of Aragon led him to establish the Church of England, with himself as the head.