Coo-ees from the Cloister: Westminster Cathedral in need of urgent repair

The Cloister’s ears are ever open to the global goings-on of the Catholic community and have heard whispers of some alarming news from our British bretheren.

Westminster Cathedral, the UK’s flagship Roman Catholic place of worship, could be forced to close within a decade if cash is not found for urgent repairs. Parts of the Byzantine-style building, which opened in 1903 but has never been completed, are now in danger of structural collapse if urgent repairs are not made.

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