the pontiff took off from rome — he's expected to arrive in the irish capital later this hour. annita mcveigh is in dublin for us. thank you very much. once the pope plans in dublin he will be making his way to dublin castle. the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekend. it's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much

of their own, and that means serena williams will be banned from wearing her black catsuit at roland garros. the french tennis federation says, "it will no longer be accepted. you have to respect the game and the place." the 23—time grand slam champion wore the suit at this year's tournament and spoke about how it helped her deal with the issue of blood clots which she said almost cost her her life, when giving birth. andy murray admits winning isn't necessarily his goal as the final grand slam of the year, the us open, gets under way on monday. the scot has been out of action for most of the last year, as he manages his comeback from a hip injury. and the world number 378 says winning at flushing meadow isnt realistic. for pretty much, well, the last ten or 11 years of my life, i have dedicated all of my training and off—season and staff to prepare and perform well in these events.