The state visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United Kingdom was held from 16 to 19 September 2010 and was the first visit by a Pope to Britain after Pope John Paul II made a pastoral, rather than state, visit in 1982. The visit included the beatification of Cardinal Newman as a "pastoral highlight".
The papal visit in Westminster, London
Pope Benedict leads the vigil in Hyde Park.
Some of the 80,000 attending the vigil in Hyde Park.
Stage being prepared for ceremony in Cofton Park
54 Parkside
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54 Parkside is a large, detached house in Wimbledon, London, SW19, overlooking Wimbledon Common. First known as Winkfield Lodge, the property is the current diplomatic office of the Holy See in Great Britain. Designed in c.1897 by architect C. W. Stephens, as a private home, 54 Parkside has been Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England since September 1988.
Winkfield Lodge