this is bbc news i'm annita mcveigh, live in dublin. the headlines at ham: on the second day of his visit to ireland, the pope prays for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. and promises action to secure truth and promises action to secure truth and justice. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. we'll be following the second day of the pope's visit to ireland for you. and i'm ben brown — the other headlines this hour: john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. the government plans to make it harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. emmerson mnangagwa arrives

at a stadium in zimbabwe's capital harare, where he is due to be sworn in as president. british scientists say they have pieced together what dinosaur dna looks like. hello and welcome to dublin to our viewers in the uk and around the world, as we continue our coverage of the visit by pope francis to ireland, the second day of this two—day visit. pope francis isjust

leaving knock in the west of ireland in county mayo. he arrived just a little earlier today. the purpose of that visit, to visit the shrine of knock, which attracts 1.5 million pilgrims every year. crowds of several tens of thousands to greet him. in his speech, he delivered, perhaps, one of the most significant statements, so far, in this visit on theissue statements, so far, in this visit on the issue of abuse, which has dominated this visit by the pope to ireland, when he talked about praying for god's forgiveness for the open wounds of abuse. translation: this open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. applause

translation: i beg the lord's forgiveness for these sins, and for the scandal and betrayal, led by so many others in god's family. pope francis also talking about securing truth and justice, for victims. with me still in dublin, the theologian father eamon conway. thank you for staying with us. let's talk little bit more about that statement, during the speech, by pope francis. it wasjust statement, during the speech, by pope francis. it was just a statement, during the speech, by pope francis. it wasjust a line, but a very significant line. pope francis. it wasjust a line, but a very significant linelj pope francis. it wasjust a line, but a very significant line. i think so. but a very significant line. i think so. it was absolute commitment and recognition that truth and justice is so important to people who have experienced abuse, not just is so important to people who have experienced abuse, notjust in terms of the actual sexual abuse itself

that any cover—up and any failure to greet the revelation of that abuse with utter belief and credibility. to a cce pt with utter belief and credibility. to accept any institutional responsibility for what happened or a nyway responsibility for what happened or anyway it was covered up, very important. do you think it's also a recognition by the pope, that although he is here for this world meeting of families event, surrounding all of the events connected to that is this question of how the church has dealt with abuse, with those who covered up abuse? he has mentioned it a number of times, now in his key addresses. this one stood out because otherwise it's quite a short address that the words and language used, "truth" and "justice", and asking god's forgiveness for what the judge allowed to happen on its watch. we are yet to see the response from survivors of abuse, but obviously, no detail in terms of any further steps that the church will take. but this does seem like a commitment, do you think? i think it is. this does seem like a commitment, do you think? ithink it is. ithink

pope francis, it is his strength and weakness, he is a jessie ware danty was to bring about the inner conversion of people, —— he is a jesuit and he once. he wants a change of mentality rather than change of mentality rather than change of mentality rather than change of structures. he now realises he needs both. mentality and structures have to go together. he is working very hard to change the mentality within the vatican and lastly he said it's like trying to use a toothbrush to clean the sphinx, that big monument... he knows the size of the seismic shift needed and the mentality of so many people. but he also has to change the structures. in the next month, we are awaiting a very important document on the restructuring the very ministries within the holy see. it may also mean he may strengthen this pontifical mission for children. unfortunately, she felt she had to resign, the head. marie collins, one of the survivors of abuse who the pope talked to yesterday in dublin. there is a danger here for the pope, isn't there, for the hierarchy of the catholic church if it doesn't follow

up catholic church if it doesn't follow up with actions? and in a way, ireland not the only country affected by this abuse, but has become very much a focus for the demands for change and justice. if the pope doesn't follow up now with actions, there is a danger that, you know, a lot of people could... lose their faith know, a lot of people could... lose theirfaith in the know, a lot of people could... lose their faith in the church, perhaps not their faith their faith in the church, perhaps not theirfaith in their faith in the church, perhaps not their faith in god their faith in the church, perhaps not theirfaith in god but their faith in the church, perhaps not their faith in god but their faith in charge. two things need to happen, one, that there is absolutely need to follow up on the pa rt absolutely need to follow up on the part of the church. but also on the pa rt part of the church. but also on the part of the church. but also on the part of the church. but also on the part of the state. a lot of institutions in ireland were also the state was involved and jointly culpable. i really thought that our taoiseach‘s prime minister ‘s mac address was very good, measured and good but looking for a new relationship between church and state. separation does not mean we cannot have a partnership. above all, we need a partnership and bringing about the ceiling where people have been wounded and let down by all sorts of institutions in irish society, including the church. just looking ahead, as we still...

see these images from... knock, the pope heading back towards dublin shortly. the event we are expecting here later on today, an expected crowd of half a million people as the pope says mass. that is the final event of this world meeting of families isn't it? he will meet with the irish bishops and this will be very significant and i presume a text for that will become available at some point, a meeting in private for the irish bishops. i imagine he will have some words of direction in the bishop' conference. it is already wonderful to see the brightening up and crowds are already pouring in. we have to cope with the past and come to terms with the past. there is no healing without truth and justice but we would have to look to the future and the renewal. we saw beautiful images of young people in knock who depend on us of young people in knock who depend on us to help them to grow in faith. the corps of his talks to the world meeting families has been the importance of handing on faith, giving young people a vision for how

god can enrich their lives. father aidan mcconnell way, thank you very much. if we look behind and between, you can see the specially built author and stage where the pope will say mass, later on. you can see the grass in the foreground, expect not to be able to see any of that, we expect a crowd of half a million people to arrive. many hardy souls already braving the rain and not very clement conditions to stake their place for this event. we will bring you much more coverage of pope francis‘ visit and further reaction to what he has said today as well. for now, back to you in the studio. thank you very much indeed. john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned us senator and presidential candidate, has died. he was 81. on friday, he announced he had stopped treatment for an aggressive brain tumour. there‘ve been many tributes paid to a politician who lost the race for the white house to barack obama, but who was always seen as a man of principle,

honour and political conviction. our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, looks back at his life. john mccain was a politician of principle. a patriot, who believed in his country, and fought for it at tremendous cost to himself. as a young navy pilot, he was shot down over hanoi, interrogated and tortured. his captors saw a potential propaganda coup, when his father became the commander of us forces in vietnam and offered him release. butjohn mccain refused, despite the many beatings he had suffered. on his return, he was hailed as a war hero and entered politics. and would eventually spend 35 years representing republicans inside congress. but he was fiercely independent and often spoke out against the party, notably challenging the influence of big money on american politics. the party establishment will have

to finish me off anywhere. why is that? because i will break the iron triangle in washington of money, lobbying and legislation and they know that would be very, very disruptive, financially, to a lot of people‘s lives. he may have challenged washington, but he was respected here, too. and in 2008, he was selected as a republican presidential candidate. but his campaign was not without mistakes and he was criticised for choosing sarah palin as his running mate. ultimately, he was to lose to history in the form of barack obama. i wish the outcome had been different, my friends. the road was a difficult one from the outset. but your support and friendship never wavered. in the divisive and aggressive world of american politics, there was always respect shown between president obama and john mccain. but donald trump didn‘t always show mccain such courtesy. he's not a war hero. he is a war hero,

because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured, ok? i hate to tell you. he was a war hero because he was captured!? his influence was still obvious in the twilight of his career. after brain surgery, he walked into the senate and stopped donald trump‘s attempts to get rid of the obamacare health reforms. with a grand gesture, he turned his thumb down. john mccain was a fighter till the end. he lived longer than expected after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. his family said it was with his usual strength of will that he chose to stop receiving medical treatment, but he was a man who never gave up hope in politics, or in his own personal battles. i‘m going home for a while to treat my illness. i have every intention of returning here and giving many of you cause to regret all the nice things you said about me. and i hope to impress on you again that it is an honour to serve the american people in your company.

thank you, fellow senators, mr president. applause john mccain, the vietname war hero turned senator, who has died at the age of 81. let‘s speak now to sir richard ottaway, the former conservative mp and chair of the foreign affairs select committee, who met john mccain in 2006 and most recently in 2013. thank you for being with us. tell us your memories of him and why do you think he will go down as one of the great american senators? he is quite clearly the outstanding statesman of his generation in american politics. if you look at his career, which has just been well summarised in your introduction, his personal

qualities, his commitment to his principles, but, above all, his foreign policy stage, you need to look at him as someone you admire and mourn his passing. it was an extraordinary life. first of all, in vietnam, captured and refusing to be released. that is the outstanding platform, as it were, on which his whole life was built. it shows his courage and integrity. he could have been released, they offered a deal, but he wasn‘t prepared to leave his fellow prisoners of war behind. he took that courage of conviction into congress. and in the house and then in the senate. it shone through. i think it‘s the way he stuck to his principles. he wasn‘t going to necessarily toe the line of the party. he would like to describe itself as a maverick and he was a maverick. his politics involved

right from the reagan years and then his ability to cross the divide into working with people likejohn kerry and ted kennedy. this was a man of class and quality and it‘s a sad day. towards the end of his life, of course, with donald trump coming to the white house, senator mccain was a pretty vocal critic of donald trump. and we heard, in that report, donald trump being quite scathing aboutjohn mccain. saying he wasn‘t aboutjohn mccain. saying he wasn‘t a war hero, he was just a aboutjohn mccain. saying he wasn‘t a war hero, he wasjust a war aboutjohn mccain. saying he wasn‘t a war hero, he was just a war hero because he was captured, "i like people who were not captured". you could only look at that remark with com plete could only look at that remark with complete contempt. i think it‘s on the foreign policy stage thatjohn mccain really made his mark. he saw that the united states in the post world war and that the united states in the post world warand in that the united states in the post world war and in the reconstruction

of the west and the world as a hold, and the banks in 2000 and eight is, america had a real role. he was generally appalled by the fact that donald trump abandoned that approach in his america first policy —— and in the 80s. he resisted it. for donald trump to make that sort of remark, well, it tells you everything you need to know about donald trump. very good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed for your memories ofjohn mccain. the former conservative member of parliament. we have just former conservative member of parliament. we havejust had former conservative member of parliament. we have just had a tweet from the prime minister aboutjohn mccain, a tribute from theresa may saying, "he was a great statesman, who embodied the idea of service over self. it was an honour to call him a friend of the united kingdom. my him a friend of the united kingdom. my deepest sympathies go to his family and the american people". so, that tribute from the prime minister just the latest of many, many

tributes to senatorjohn mccain, who has died in the united states at the age of 81. directors who dissolve companies to avoid paying workers‘ wages or pensions could face heavy fines or be band from running firms, under government proposals. ministers are planning changes in the wake of what they describe as "recent large—scale business failures". here‘s our business correspondent, jonty bloom. bhs went to the wall in 2016 with a huge hole in its pension fund yet had been a highly profitable com pa ny yea rs before and its directors continued to be highly paid, as the company fell to pieces around them. no laws were broken, but shareholders and suppliers lost millions, while workers lost theirjobs and their pensions were cut. now, the government has announced measures to try to restore faith in the management of companies, including plans to disqualify and fine directors, if they deliberately dissolve companies to avoid paying bills. it also wants company boards to show that if they pay dividends,

that they can also afford to pay workers‘ salaries and pay pension contributions, as well. these reforms are there to enable us to further hold directors to account and scrutinise their activity. you know, this is the first time we have brought in measures where company directors will be liable for their actions and we can investigate and hold them to account. for the tuc, however, the collapse of several high—profile companies recently shows the need for a much more radical overhaul of corporate governance in britain. it‘s calling for the government to honour a commitment to put workers on boards at companies and says these proposals are little more than tinkering at the edges. jonty bloom, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: the pope prays for god‘s forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. the government plans to make it

harder for businesses to walk away from commitments to workers and suppliers, if they go into insolvency. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s hugh woozencroft. good morning. a shock in rugby league. catalans dragons head coach steve mcnamara has told the bbc that victory for his side in the challenge cup final could give rugby league a boost not just in southern france, but across europe. catalans became the first non—english side to win the trophy after beating warrington in yesterday‘s final. adam wild was at wembley. allez, allez, allez! from the south of france, the catalan dragons, officially in sang—et—or, blood and gold, perhaps no more fitting colours for a rugby league final. not in great numbers, but in great hope, becoming but in great hope, of becoming

the first french side to conquer this english cup. warrington wolves stood in their way, but failed to block the channel out wide, with catalan breaching defences early. the french side‘s determination to make their mark on history, all too clear, starting the second half as they did the first, this time, wilianier extending their lead. warrington finally got the luck they needed when george king gathered this fumble, setting up an agonising finish. catalan just clinging on for an extraordinary victory. and so, after 122 years, the catalan dragons have done what was once unthinkable. they will now head back to the south of france with british rugby league‘s most famous prize. a big win over newcastle could put chelsea top of the premier league later. newcastle fans might not be too optimistic of victory though with the club still without a win this season and with protests planned at st.

james‘s park later, over a perceived lack of investment in the playing squad. i have a lot of sympathy for our fans, because they are really good. they know the city, they know the club, they know the north—east and how well you can stay here and you can live here. so, they know all these things. and they know they would like to see the team or the clu b would like to see the team or the club doing things in one way. so, what i would say, is that be sure when you go to the stadium, you support the team, because it‘s the only way for us to be stronger. the other thing, i have to respect them andi other thing, i have to respect them and i have to concentrate on myjob. benitez is of course a former chelsea manager and his opposite number today, maurizio sarri, followed him into the napoli job three years ago. i have to say thank you to rafa, because when i arrived in naples, i had immediately the feeling that the

team was almost ready to play my football. and if i arrived after another coach, maybe, for me, it was more difficult. so, i have to say thank you to him. lewis hamilton will start today‘s belgian grand prix from pole after coming out on top of a wet end to qualifying at spa. during a chaotic final session hamilton struggled at first, but pulled it together to claim the top spot on the grid ahead of his championship rival sebastian vettel in the ferrari — who hamilton had thought would go fastest. force india surprised everyone by taking both spots on the second row just days after the team were rescued from going out of business. the rain may well play a part at silverstone later, with heavy showers forecast at the british motogp race. britain‘s cal crutchlow will be aiming to go one better than his second place finish in 2016. he‘ll start today‘s race from fourth on the grid. spain‘sjorge lorenzo is on pole. the race has been brought forward

by 90 minutes to try to avoid the worst of the showers — and begins at 11:30am this morning. that‘s all the sport for, now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back with more in the next hour. let‘s return to the pope‘s visit to ireland. the first papal visit to the republic of ireland for almost a0 yea rs. republic of ireland for almost a0 years. that is the pope‘s plane in knock, these are live pictures, he‘s just finished his visit to knock in cou nty just finished his visit to knock in county mayo and he‘s heading back to dublin. my colleague anita mcveigh is there, waiting for him. thank you very much. it is expected to say mass at 3pm this afternoon in the vast space behind me at phoenix

park. we are told half a million people are due to attend this mass. the weather is pretty inclement and it may deter a few. but, sadly, i can see lots of people starting to pour in, enter the area behind me right now. joining me and phoenix parkis right now. joining me and phoenix park is our religion editor martin bashir, how are you? cold! and a bit damp. i'm pretty much the same. as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, ijust want as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, i just want to begin by asking you about a story thatis begin by asking you about a story that is being reported by cbs in the united states that is been emerging overnight. allegations being levelled against the pope, tell us about that. archbishop vegan was the vatican‘s ambassador to america between 2011 and 2016. forced he is claiming that in 2013, very soon

after pope francis was elected, he had a conversation with the pope and warned him about cardinal thomas mccarrick, who resigned just a month ago. as a cardinal in washington, dc. the allegations surrounded the abuse of some say many students and cbs have obtained this letter, 11 pages long. i want to " cbs have obtained this letter, 11 pages long. iwant to it says "pope francis must be the first to set a good example to cardinals and bishops who covered up mccarrick‘s abuses and he should resign along with all of them. the vatican has not responded in any way to these claims. we have made repeated requests for interviews from a spokesperson and they have said nothing. interestingly, a source close to archbishop vigano has said that he has no evidence for this conversation having ta ken that he has no evidence for this conversation having taken place. there is no documentary evidence or evidence of any sort being

presented? there's no e-mails, no correspondence. and what‘s also interesting is that if the conversation took place in 2013, why did archbishop vigano not do something about it in the intervening five years? again, there‘s no reference a continuing conversation. it‘s also worth saying that archbishop vigano has been part ofa that archbishop vigano has been part of a very conservative group of catholics in the hierarchy of the vatican. there‘s a sense that the timing of this is not entirely an accident. because, of course, pope francis is here in ireland, dressing decades of child sexual abuse allegations. so, there is some suggestion that there may be a conspiracy, as it were, amongst some. but we haven‘t been able to have a reaction from the. and archbishop vigano has also declined any requests for interviews. can we also get your thoughts, martin, n—word pope francis has been saying,

especially this about the abuse scandal in ireland about the abuse scandal in ireland about how the church should deal with it? you have heard him speak of repentance and remorse. the problem that many survivors speak about is the complete absence of remedies. many survivors are saying the church needs to embrace a zero tolerance policy towards anybody in the clerical establishment who may have allegations against them. they also saying the church needs to establish for transparency and accountability and there doesn‘t seem to be any accountability. did the pope go further in knock this morning when he talked about decisive action to secure the pursuit of truth and justice. he has used that phrase in bangladesh, when i travelled with

him to me and ma and bangladesh. the two myanmar. the language is absolutely right and clear but where are the policies? that‘s not me saying that, that‘s mick of abuse, repeatedly saying, when is pope francis going to produce the evidence of policies? —— that‘s not me saying that, that‘s abuse. we are talking about an institution with 1.2 billion members across the world. again, it‘s very hard to see how you can institute those policies universally, nevertheless, survivors are saying that unless pope francis gives very clear policies, then these words are simply words. and i‘m reminded of that verse in the new testament in the epistle of james, where he says," faith without deeds is dead". martin, thank you very much. our

religion edge editor. —— our religion edge editor. —— our religion editor. very interesting to hear about the latest word from pope francis, martin saying he has used those words before and clearly, in ireland, it has been a very vocal country in terms of survivors of abuse, calling for action. country in terms of survivors of abuse, calling foraction. it country in terms of survivors of abuse, calling for action. it will be interesting to hear their reaction to what the pope has had to say. behind me, here, singer ‘s and performances continuing on the altar and the stage, specially designed for this event, for the crowds who are gathering. more and more of them flowing in behind me. there is a vast space here, you can‘t see all of it from our camera position. but, due to be half a million people here, the pope saying mass, we are told at 3pm. for now, back to the studio. thank you. within the last hour, emmerson mnangagwa has been sworn

in as zimbabwe‘s president, following the ousting of robert mugabe, last year. the ceremony was held at the national sports stadium in the capital, harare. the inauguration‘s been boycotted by the opposition party, the movement for democratic change, which has claimed the outcome of the election was rigged. mr mnangagwa will be sworn in, as only the second elected president since independence in 1980. thousands of his supporters have gathered here to witness the ceremony and they will be joined by foreign dignitaries. now, just nine months ago, mr mnangagwa stood in this stadium to assume the presidency after taking over with the help of the military. but, today, he begins his popular mandate. he‘s expected to call for peace and unity to take the country forward. the opposition plans to boycott the ceremony. it says it‘s a fake inauguration. it‘s planning more protests in the weeks ahead and says that it will also formally lodge a complaint with the african union. it‘s a reminder of the huge

challenges that lie ahead for mr mnangagwa, as he begins his new term of office. he already has secured the backing of the business community. he now needs to heal the political rifts that divide this country. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. it's it‘s just it‘sjust approaching it‘s just approaching half past 11. you may be familiar with the jurassic park films which looks at dinosaurs dna. well a team of researchers from kent university have pieced together the genetic characteristics of dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives. the researchers say they have no plans to bring the creatures back to life, but the breakthrough reveals how they dominated earth for more than 180 million years.