His composing for choir and congregation was recognised again in 1982. During another visit by Pope John Paul II to Britain, Duffy's music was chosen for the large-scale papal masses that took place in Liverpool, Wembley, Manchester, Cardiff and Crystal Palace. Of the Papal celebration in Liverpool, The Tablet reported that "Liverpool's Glorias, Alleluias and Hosannas must have brought Heaven running to the windows.” During this year, Duffy also founded the Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra.
