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| Liverpool-born Cardinal Vincent Nichols returns to city for mass | Liverpool-born Cardinal Vincent Nichols returns to city for mass |
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| The Liverpool-born leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales returned to the city for a Mass to celebrate becoming a cardinal. | |
| Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, 68, was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the first such appointments of his papacy in February. | Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, 68, was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the first such appointments of his papacy in February. |
| The mass was celebrated at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. | |
| Cardinals are the most senior clergymen in the Roman Catholic Church below the Pope. | Cardinals are the most senior clergymen in the Roman Catholic Church below the Pope. |
| 'Delight' | 'Delight' |
| Cardinal Nichols said: "Coming home as a cardinal doesn't seem real yet, but it is. | Cardinal Nichols said: "Coming home as a cardinal doesn't seem real yet, but it is. |
| "For me it's a great delight to come back to this wonderful cathedral and see so many people here." | "For me it's a great delight to come back to this wonderful cathedral and see so many people here." |
| The life-long Liverpool FC supporter was born in Crosby, Liverpool in 1945. He studied for the priesthood in Rome from 1963 to 1970 and was ordained as a priest in 1969. | The life-long Liverpool FC supporter was born in Crosby, Liverpool in 1945. He studied for the priesthood in Rome from 1963 to 1970 and was ordained as a priest in 1969. |
| His first role was as a parish priest in Wigan, where he was also a chaplain to a sixth-form college, before he then moved to work in Toxteth, Liverpool. | His first role was as a parish priest in Wigan, where he was also a chaplain to a sixth-form college, before he then moved to work in Toxteth, Liverpool. |
| Cardinal Nichols is one of 19 new cardinals and will be eligible to elect future popes, until he reaches the age of 80. | Cardinal Nichols is one of 19 new cardinals and will be eligible to elect future popes, until he reaches the age of 80. |