April 27 (UPI) -- The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Sarah Mullally, met and prayed with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Monday, a historic meeting that is the latest step in the Catholic Church and the Church of England improving their relationship.

Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally have met for the first ⁠time in a symbolic encounter at the Vatican.

Archbishop Sarah Mullally visits the Vatican, meeting Pope Leo XIV to strengthen Anglican-Roman Catholic relations through prayer and dialogue.

Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church of England, had a private discussion with Pope Leo during the trip.

Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female head of the Church of England, had a private discussion with Pope Leo during the trip.

Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met for the first time on Monday, in a symbolic encounter in ‌Rome in which the leaders of the long-separated Catholic Church and Church of England exchanged gifts and prayed together. Mullally, the first woman to serve as spiritual leader of…

New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, heads to the Vatican this weekend for an audience with Pope Leo XIV.