The Pope’s address to Catholic school children at Twickenham was truly inspiring. He asked them all, in effect, to become saints. This impossible task is still possible if we learn to pray.

In the afternoon I went along to Westminster Hall to listen to his address to Parliament. His message was understated yet clear: religion has a right to be heard in a secular society. Not to dominate or rule, but merely to be heard – and that voice is of value.