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| Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral choir sings for Pope | Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral choir sings for Pope |
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| Choristers from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral have a special appointment later when they sing for Pope Francis. | Choristers from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral have a special appointment later when they sing for Pope Francis. |
| The cathedral choir will be singing at a Mass when their archbishop receives his pallium - a lambs wool band symbolising his office - from the Pope. | The cathedral choir will be singing at a Mass when their archbishop receives his pallium - a lambs wool band symbolising his office - from the Pope. |
| The Right Rev Malcolm McMahon, 64, was installed as the ninth Archbishop of Liverpool in May. | The Right Rev Malcolm McMahon, 64, was installed as the ninth Archbishop of Liverpool in May. |
| Twenty-three other archbishops will also receive the pallium, including Edinburgh's Archbishop Leo Cushley. | |
| Archbishop Cushley replaced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who stood down in February last year after admitting sexual misconduct. | |
| The 45-strong choir of teenage boys and girls and older males will accompany Archbishop McMahon as he receives the band around his neck at a Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, starting at 08:30 BST. | The 45-strong choir of teenage boys and girls and older males will accompany Archbishop McMahon as he receives the band around his neck at a Mass in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, starting at 08:30 BST. |
| Cathedral Dean Canon Anthony O'Brien said: "We are very proud that our choir's dedication and talent are recognised in this invitation to sing in Rome for the Pope and Archbishop Malcolm." | Cathedral Dean Canon Anthony O'Brien said: "We are very proud that our choir's dedication and talent are recognised in this invitation to sing in Rome for the Pope and Archbishop Malcolm." |
| The last time Liverpool's archbishop received a pallium was in 1996 following the appointment of Archbishop Patrick Kelly. | The last time Liverpool's archbishop received a pallium was in 1996 following the appointment of Archbishop Patrick Kelly. |
| Archbishop McMahon succeeded Archbishop Kelly, who stepped down in January 2013. | Archbishop McMahon succeeded Archbishop Kelly, who stepped down in January 2013. |
| The archdiocese covers Liverpool, the south west of Greater Manchester, South West Lancashire and the Isle of Man. | The archdiocese covers Liverpool, the south west of Greater Manchester, South West Lancashire and the Isle of Man. |