King Charles, 77, is said to be writing privately to the Pope to pass on his well-wishes following his cancer diagnosis, GB News understands.
Archbishop Richard Moth, who is Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, asked people to pray that the Pope “may be restored to full health after a period of rest and recuperation”.
On confirmation that Pope Leo’s surgery had been successful, the the Archbishop said there was a sense of “gratitude and relief”.
He said: “We now know that Pope Leo was diagnosed with lung carcinoma and, in this month of the Holy Rosary, we entrust his recovery to the maternal care of Our Lady Health of the Sick.
