Papal altar stonemason 'privileged'

The man building the altar the Pope will use when he visits the UK next month described the commission as a "real privilege" yesterday.

Stonemason Neil Reid, seen a working on a lectern, said he has been working non-stop to produce the marble altar from which the Pontiff, right, will celebrate Mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow.

Details of the altar, chair and the lectern the Pope will use were revealed yesterday ahead of the four-day visit between September 16 and 19 which begins in Scotland. It will be the first State Visit by a Pope to Britain.

Mr Reid, from Reid Carrara, said: "It was a real privilege to be asked by the Church to do this job."

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