Advocates for abuse victims want more than words from Pope Francis
Local advocates for abuse victims say they are not satisfied with how Pope Francis dealt with the ongoing scandals in the Catholic church during his visit to Ireland. That’a despite the pope telling tens of thousands of people in Knock yesterday that the issue was ‘an open wound’ requiring firm…
Poor weather meant Pope may not have made it to Knock at all
The Pope arrived and departed from Ireland West Airport Knock. But it was touch and go for a while as to whether the Pope would make it at all. Head of Operations at Ireland West Airport Knock John McCarthy told Ocean FM News today that a meeting with Met Eireann…
Pope Francis set to touch down at Knock Airport in the next half an hour
9am: Pope Francis is set to arrive at Knock Airport in about a half an hours time. He’ll make his way to Knock Shrine where thousands of people are expected to greet him. It’s nearly forty years since the last Papal visit to Knock. Many are very much looking forward…
Pope Francis says the failure to deal with clerical sex abuse a source of ‘pain and shame’ for the church
Pope Francis says the failure to deal with clerical sex abuse remains a source of pain and shame for the church. While Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called on the pontiff to deliver justice and truth for victims. Sean Defoe reports: ****Don’t forget to tune into Ocean FM’s special coverage of…
Gardai warn ‘no chance’ of getting near Knock to see the Pope without a ticket
Gardai are warning that anyone without a ticket will not get near Knock when the Pope comes to visit there in August. And it also seems that people expecting to see the Pope as he travels along the N17 from Ireland West Airport to Knock are likely to be disappointed.…
Tickets on sale for Pope’s visit to Knock
Tickets for the Pope’s visit to Dublin and Knock are being made available online from today. There are 500,000 tickets for the Phoenix Park where Pope Francis will say mass, and 45,000 tickets for Knock. The tickets can be booked online at worldmeeting2018.ie but an exact time for when the…
Tickets to go and see the Pope in Knock available from Monday
Tickets for those hoping to see Pope Francis during his Irish visit will be available from Monday. Up to 500 thousand places are being made available for the Phoenix Park, and a further 45 thousand for Knock Shrine. However concerns have been raised that people will have to walk for…