Bishop Terry and Bishop Emeritus John had the honour of meeting Pope Leo during a special pilgrimage to Rome for jubilarians from throughout the country.
Canon Michael Loughlin and Father Michael Keogh were also present, joining a group of about 35 in total.
They were hosted by the Venerable English College, staying at Villa Palazzola outside the city.
Pope Leo later came to meet the whole group, greeting them with the words: “Hi, guys!”
The tradition of a pilgrimage for priests celebrating their ruby anniversary (40 years) of priestly ordination and upwards has been going for many years.
Congratulations to all our jubilarians – ad multos annos!
Fast forward to around one hour and 19 minutes of the video below to see our bishops meeting Pope Leo.
