Cardinal visits twin city in great tour of China
CARDINAL Keith O'Brien is to become the first Western leader of the Roman Catholic Church to visit China this century.

Scotland's most senior Catholic will visit Edinburgh's twin city, Xi'an, during his 12-day pastoral visit, starting on Friday.

He met six guests from the city during this year's Edinburgh Festival, and will be accompanied by Monsignor David Gemmell, the administrator of St Mary's Cathedral, on the visit.

They will also travel to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.