Pope's UK visit culminates in beatification of Cardinal Newman
Pilgrims await the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at the mass for the beatification of Cardinal Newman at Cofton Park, BirminghamPhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA pilgrim sleeps on the ground before the arrival of Benedict at the beatification massPhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA pilgrim shelters from the rain in Cofton Park Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP
Pilgrims await the pope's arrivalPhotograph: David Levene/GuardianNuns brave the rainPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe pope delivers the beatification mass servicePhotograph: David Levene/GuardianAn orthodox cleric arrives at the parkPhotograph: David Levene/GuardianA pilgrim yawns as he waits for the popePhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersThe Church of England's Bishop of Winchester, Michael Scott-Joynt (left), drinks coffee with the Bishop of Guildford, Christopher HillPhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA young pilgrim smiles as she waits for the pontiffPhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersA choir sings in the rainPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe popemobile at Cofton ParkPhotograph: David Levene/GuardianA pilgrim prays at the mass servicePhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesPilgrims cheer as the pope is driven through the parkPhotograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesA nun prays as she holds a picture of the pontiffPhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersA group of priests prepare for a procession through the crowdsPhotograph: David Levene/GuardianPope Benedict leads the beatification massPhotograph: Max Rossi/ReutersA nun captures video footage at the massPhotograph: David Levene/GuardianThe pope delivers at the Cofton Park altarPhotograph: David Levene/David Levene
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