Ruadhán Jones
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Pope
Benedict XVI greet guests as they walk through the gardens at the Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse in
Edinburgh, Scotland, September 16
2010. Photo: CNS/Reuters. Britain’s longest reigning monarch met with five popes over the course of her life and reign, writes Ruadhán Jones In a telegram late on September 9, Pope Francis offered his condolences and prayers upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II (96), Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the head of the Church of England. In a telegram…
