Hundreds of thousands of Catholic school children will be taking part in the Pope’s address to young Catholics remotely, thanks to the internet.

Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham said that school children from Catholic schools around the country would be taking part in the “Big Assembly” that will take place at St Mary’s Twickenham.

Discussing the ways in which the faithful could participate in papal events when they were not able to get tickets, Archbishop Longley explained that pupils in Catholic schools would be able to follow the Holy Father addressing education.