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A number of pupils and staff from Stonyhurst College in Lancashire travelled to see His Holiness at several venues.

The head boy, John Golden, and head girl, Naomi Jackson, went to St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, and reported on the event live on BBC Radio Lancashire. Five pupils travelled with the Diocese of Salford to see the Pope outside Westminster Cathedral and attended the Vigil of Prayer in Hyde Park.

Sam Eachus, 17, said: “I expected to be in a huge crowd and just see the top of the Pope’s head.

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