Vestments worn by Cardinal John Henry Newman are to be shown to the Pope during his visit to Edinburgh tomorrow.

The vestments, owned by the Abbotsford Trust, are on loan to the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St Andrews for the occasion.

The objects have never previously been on public display and following Cardinal Newman’s beatification in Birmingham on 19 September, they will become second-class holy relics. Expert assessment of the artifacts is currently being sought, but one is believed to include 16th century tapestry panels mounted onto 18th century silk, and the second is understood to be a fine example of a 19th century vestment.