Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor yesterday welcomed the largest ever pilgrimage from the Diocese of Westminster to Lourdes.

This year over 1,200 pilgrims from the Diocese of Westminster have travelled to Lourdes, with around 500 pilgrims making the journey for the first time.

The 2007 Diocese of Westminster Pilgrimage includes people from every one of the diocese's deaneries, all four auxiliary bishops, over 50 priests, and Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster.