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16th September 2015

Lord Patten of Barnes

Government co-ordinator of Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in 2010

The Papal Visit, five years on

It is already five years since the historic visit of Emeritus Pope Benedict to England and Scotland. Shortly after David Cameron won the 2010 General Election, he asked me if I would co-ordinate government support for this visit. I agree on three conditions to which he readily acceded. First, I said that the Catholic hierarchy […]

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15th February 2013

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Benedict XVI and the UK

The news that Pope Benedict XVI was stepping down led to messages flowing in to Rome from all corners of the world. Amongst the warmest have been many from the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister sent Pope Benedict the best wishes of Her Majesty’s Government. Foreign Office Minister of State Baroness Warsi wrote a moving […]

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