King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, attend a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London on April 27, 2023. (OSV News photo/Yui Mok, Reuters) (OSV News)—When King Charles III is crowned May 6 in ...

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 ...

As part of the coronation, the king’s head, hands, and breast will be anointed with chrism oil, which in the Catholic Church is most commonly associated with baptism and confirmation. The Imperial ...

Britain’s King Charles III greets well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace, in London, Friday, May 5, 2023 a day before his coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey. (Credit: James Manning/PA via AP.

When Cardinal Vincent Nichols blesses King Charles III during his coronation ceremony on May 6, he will become the first Catholic bishop to formally participate in the coronation of a monarch since ...

The Cross of Wales, which will lead the coronation procession at Westminster Abbey on May 6, incorporates a relic of the cross on which Jesus was crucified King Charles' coronation cross includes a ...