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World Meeting of Families

Passport Office

Family miss out on meeting the Pope due to passport delays

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Papal Visit

8km tailbacks, a €76,000 catering bill and a 36-hour visit: the numbers behind Pope Francis' visit to Ireland

31 Dec 2018

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angry feedback

'Pure sectarian hatred' or 'totally biased pro-Catholic coverage': Complaints to RTÉ over papal visit

20 Nov 2018

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World Meeting of Families

Katherine Zappone warned Tánaiste that using State funds for Pope visit 'undermined' work for LGTBI+ rights

2 Nov 2018

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World Meeting of Families

Priests told to have another national collection to help make up €4m deficit in fundraising for Pope visit

30 Oct 2018

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'A country transformed': How the world's media covered the pope's Irish visit

27 Aug 2018

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Papal Visit

‘Stand For Truth’ crowd marched in silence to remember abuse survivors as Papal Mass took place

26 Aug 2018

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Under 130,000 people attend Papal Mass in Phoenix Park

Updated 26 Aug 2018

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Phoenix Park

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26 Aug 2018

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As it happened

Day 1 of pope's visit comes to an end with Croke Park concert

25 Aug 2018

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getting around

Your bumper guide to getting around Dublin during the Pope's visit

25 Aug 2018

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Halligan says Church teaching on homosexuality 'evil' as LGBT issues under spotlight at RDS

Updated 23 Aug 2018

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false claims

Leaflets making false link between abortion and cancer on offer at World Meeting of Families

23 Aug 2018

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Holy Show

Pope dolls and stained-glass Skodas: Day 1 at the World Meeting of Families

22 Aug 2018

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Three days out from visit, Pope Francis confirmed for parade through Dublin city centre

22 Aug 2018

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RDS

'Choose life': World Meeting of Families to talk homelessness, addiction and the LGBT community today

22 Aug 2018

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'Young people are the future': Pope issues message to Irish people ahead of visit

21 Aug 2018

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Divine Intervention

Diversions, alternate stops and no real-time info: Buses set for disruption during papal visit

21 Aug 2018

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Does the Pope's letter go far enough?

21 Aug 2018

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mass appeal

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: 'The Pope has to speak frankly about our past'

19 Aug 2018

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Pope Visit

Mascots, bakers, and ironing mammies: here's what the 13,000 papal visit volunteers will be up to

18 Aug 2018

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The Daily Poll

Poll: Will you attend a World Meeting of Families event?

18 Aug 2018

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Donald Wuerl

US cardinal facing calls to resign cancels appearance at World Meeting of Families

18 Aug 2018

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Spotlight

'It needs to be more than sorry': Archbishop wants Pope to meet abuse victims during Irish visit

Updated 17 Aug 2018

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Pope Visit

Vatican's child protection chair Sean O'Malley withdraws from World Meeting of Families event

16 Aug 2018

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Day of Rest

Chairs of the faithful: Commemorative Pope Francis seats go on sale ahead of Phoenix Park mass

14 Aug 2018

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We Are Church

Catholic LGBT group denied spot at World Meeting decides against protesting Pope's visit

14 Aug 2018

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rory cowan

'I never gave a damn what the Church thought about me being gay'

8 Aug 2018

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World Meeting of Families

Nearly 10,000 sign petition calling on pro-LGBT priest to to be disinvited from Dublin papal event

8 Aug 2018

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Papal mass

Extra trains to be put on for Pope's visit to Phoenix Park

6 Aug 2018

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mass appeal

Mass on the day of the Pope's visit 'a decision for individual parishes'

5 Aug 2018

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Papal Visit

Andrea Bocelli confirmed to perform for Pope at Croke Park

3 Aug 2018

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Papal Visit

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Updated 2 Aug 2018

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Tickets please

Tickets for Pope's Mass not sent out because of concerns that too many cars will be coming to Dublin

1 Aug 2018

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no response

Another Catholic LGBT group complains requests to be part of Pope's visit ignored

26 Jul 2018

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no room at the inn

Catholic LGBT group 'ignored and discriminated against' by organisers of Pope's visit

23 Jul 2018

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Big show

Concert for Pope to feature Riverdance, Daniel O'Donnell and 'one of the largest stages ever' in Croke Park

19 Jul 2018

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Nope to the pope

People who are binning tickets to see the Pope are 'wrong, petty and mean-spirited' says Taoiseach

28 Jun 2018

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papal attraction

Tickets for the Pope's visit to Knock booked out in just four hours

25 Jun 2018

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Praypal

Roamin’ Catholics: How to get a ticket to see the Pope in Dublin or Knock

12 Jun 2018

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