Baroness Warsi to lead large British delegation to meet the Pope

The discussions on Somalia will come ahead of the British government hosting an international conference on the lawless country in London later this month.

The Vatican visit will also mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Holy See.

After the schism with Rome under Henry VIII in the early 16th century, Britain re-established limited diplomatic relations in 1914 but they were not fully upgraded to ambassador level until 1982.

Baroness Warsi will be accompanied by six ministers for the Feb 14-15 visit, including Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport; Alan Duncan, the Minister for International Development; and Greg Barker, the Energy and Climate Change Minister.

They will be accompanied by The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster.

Baroness Warsi will deliver an address to the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, a Vatican institution, on the subject of the place of religion in modern political discourse.

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