The Archbishop of Westminster has said that the Masses for the papal visit will be “pretty well packed”, contradicting earlier reports predicting low attendances.
Speaking to Reuters, Archbishop Vincent Nichols said that he had been told this week that the Masses at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow and Cofton Park in Birmingham had reached almost their full capacity.
But the archbishop also disclosed that the pastoral cost of the papal visit is likely to exceed £9m. He said that an estimate of £7m to £9m was probably "slightly conservative".
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Archbishop insists that papal Masses will be 'packed'
Archbishop Nichols rejects reports forecasting low attendance at big papal events
Huw Twiston Davies
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