martin bashir, our religion editor speaking to me a short time ago. that the catholic church faces, and has faced here in ireland, the crowds gathering behind me in phoenix park in dublin are testa m e nt to me in phoenix park in dublin are testament to the very strong catholic faith that there still is in this country. predominantly catholic country. 500,000, half a million people expected in phoenix park, to hear the pope say mass at 3pm this afternoon. the events going on now i've produced to all of that. 1000 performers and entertainers performing for the gathering crowds who are turning out, despite the inclement weather. we will, of course, bring you much more on that throughout the day. the headlines on bbc news... the pope visits the shrine of knock — and begs for god's forgiveness over sex abuse allegations linked to the catholic church in ireland. as you have been hearing. senatorjohn mccain, the vietnam war hero turned senator and us presidential candidate, has died at the age of 81. new government plans ensure businesses keep commitments t

south africa has a signatory to the treaty which means under their obligation that the minute that al-bashir steps in that country they're supposed to arrest him and he gets his trial on genocide so naturally every time he goes to a country whether it's out of africa or chad or anyplace else i wrote the crowd using social media as a means where everybody gets involved and i do things like tweet out president al-bashir is headed to south africa. south africa is a signatory and here's the phone number for the south african embassy in washington dc. call and tell them what you think they should do when he arrives. there's a groundswell of people doing it and other likewise trying to get him but the reason i pursued this is one day i found out that president al-bashir wanted to send his foreign minister to talk to me. i bet, talk to me? that's odd. i said okay. so he came to washington, he was going to be at the un in new york or the opening of the un general assembly so he came down from new york to see me at a hotel. my husband and a couple people were there and he brought his entourage sittin

0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir reports.ishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf at leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it is also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an alter has been built along the touchline, but that is as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we thought we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it‘s critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish

martin bashir.ths of a british couple who died at a hotel resort in the country were not due to poisonous gas emissions in their room. john and susan cooper were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada. both died on tuesday amid claims the hotel's air conditioning system might be to blame. concern following the deaths led to other holidaymakers being flown home — the first have now arrived back in the uk, as katy austin reports. it's still unclear how an apparently fit and healthy couple died at this 5—star red sea resort. john and susan cooper, both in their 60s, were found ill on tuesday at the aqua magic hotel in the hurghad area of egypt. inspectors found no evidence of toxic gas leaks in their hotel room and the local hospital manager said fumes were unlikely to have caused their deaths. translation: i don't think it was gas poisoning because if a group of people were subject to gas leaks, they would all suffer at the same time from the same symptoms, like suffocation. with th

martin bashir, the bbc.the last papal visit, when pope john paul kissed the runway, francis deployed a smile and a wave. his first visit was to the residence of president michael d higgins. he moved on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps, and it was here, at dublin castle, that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse, which has threatened to dominate the visit. these wounds are still open, and there is much to be done to bring aboutjustice and truth and healing for the victims and survivors. holy father, we ask that you use your office and influence to ensure that this is done here in ireland, and also around the world. pope francis responded with words of repentance and regret, but without offering any specific remedies. translation: the failure of the ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious superiors, priests and others, adequately to address these repugnant crimes, has rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for the catholi

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.ngage with the irish people. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. following his death at the age of 81, it's been confirmed thatjohn mccain will lie in state in washington on friday. it's an honour given to few americans. john f kennnedy, ronald reagan and civil rights icon rosa parks have previously been accorded the priviledge. a memorial service will then take place next saturday with a burial the following day at a us naval academy in annapolis. george w bush and barack obama are expected to be amongst the speakers at his natioanl memorial service. it's believed president trump will not be invited. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: rescue on the beach. what happened when two killers got stranded in argentina? —— killer whales. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—e

in dublin, religion editor martin bashir reports. martin: bishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf at the rugby ground. p but as irelandrepares to welcome pope francis, it iisalso hosting lobal gathering of catholics. an altar has been built along the touchline, but t nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. >> a lot of the pain and the hurt we ought we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly those who were hurt by clergy in the church. i think the holy father is critical, that he does something to try to address that. martin: phoenix park, another venue, has been underco truction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than 27 million pounds host pope francis. the highlight of the visit will be here on sunday, when pope francis celebrates mass. 500,000 tickets have been issued. will ireland feel like it did the last time the pope was in town? 1979, and pope john paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in hist

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martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. jane: of course, we will bring you full coverage of what could be a pivotal visit. after a week when president trump saw his legal woes mount there is a renewed focus on november's congressional elections. even the mention of impeachment is firing up both sides, and while democrats believe getting young voters to the ballot box will be key to winning back the house, mr. trump has his own young supporters who are deeply devoted. the bbc's chris buckler reports. >> it's up to you, your generation -- chris: in the presidential ballroom of the president's own washington hotel is a gathering of the trump team. hundreds of republican high-school students in the capital for a banquet meal and a week of conservative politics. many here share donald trump's view of the world. >> i don't think trump is a republican. i think you can make a whole party based on what trump believes. he is conservative in some areas but also not conservative in some areas. chris: you see yourself as the trump party

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in dublin.onate in his condemnation of abuse in the church. what is your assessment of how well his words went down with the crowd? i think we saw pope francis repeatedly underline his commitment to get justice for the victims of abuse. many people said they will leave from this weekend feeling reassured. but at the same time, for many survivors of sexual abuse, there is still a real lack of confidence in the vatican's own investigation and despite the pope's assurances, there are still discontinuing believed that the church won't be robust enough with members of its own clergy who have been involved in cover—ups and that will take much more than this weekend's visit to change. so pope francis leads ireland tonight with anger still high this issue andy will be waiting to see what action will be waiting to see what action will follow with their churches to repair its credibility. emma, thank you. the daughter ofjohn and susan cooper, the british couple who died at a hotel in egypt last week, has

our religion editor, martin bashir, reports.nessed an apparition of the virgin mary, a man said by the roman catholic church to be the successor of st peter arrived at knock this morning. good morning. applause in a brief speech, pope francis extended greetings to the people of northern ireland, and prayed for a continuing commitment to the peace process, and again, he promised to be firm and decisive in dealing with child sexual abuse. well, has has he won the people of ireland back? he certainly spoke very proximately to them, he spoke very simply to them, and i think he has certainly gained the hearts and minds of many people here, which is most important. as he flew back from knock, people were beginning to arrive at what would prove to be the climax of this short visit — a celebration of mass in the vast open space of phoenix park, almost a0 years after the last pa pal visit. it'll be my first time seeing the pope. i remember mum getting ready in 79, but i always thought, would i ever get to see the pope in my lifetime? thi

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.rmer presidential candidate john mccain has died at the age of 81. the vietnam war veteran had been suffering from brain cancer. although a republican, he was regarded as a maverick and was a frequent critic of president trump. john mccain died at his ranch home in sedona, arizona on saturday night. people gathered outside the funeral home in phoenix to pay their respects as the hearse carrying his body arrived. in a moment we'll be speaking to the former us secretary of state, madeleine albright, but first chris buckler looks back on the life of senator mccain. john mccain was a politician of principle — a patriot who believed in his country and fought for it at tremendous cost to himself. during the vietnam war, he was shot down over hanoi. captured, interrogated and tortured. the beatings he received during those years as a prisoner left him with lasting injuries. on his eventual return to the united states, he was hailed as a war hero and entered politics. he was to spend well over

the bbc‘s martin bashir takes a closer look at their support.s now a prominent player in washington. he leads a bible study in the white house. so i like to influence the leaders of the institutions of state. ralph drollinger is one of 82% of white evangelicals who voted for donald trump. in return, he has granted them a weekly gathering at the heart of american power. who attends? the vice president? yes. the vice president, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the head of nasa, which isjust across the street here, just started coming. for many christians, voting for donald trump provoked a crisis of conscience. family values voters invited to support a thrice—married businessman who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault. i have to administer to people lot of grease, a lot of rope and hope they are going to grow from things that are definitely biblically sinful. and i have those hopes for the president. but as president, donald trump is accused of pathological lying, paying off a porn star and encouraging a draconian immigra

you know the ink was barely dry on the signing of this accord before the president of sudan omar bashir was talking about the fact that he foresaw that oil would be flowing from south sudan starting in september first of all i want to ask you do you think that's realistic and secondly sudan of course has been accused of meddling you know in the war in south sudan in the conflict so can they be trusted as a guarantor of a peace deal. well of course there is already oil flowing there has been oil flowing continually there are two main areas just referred to the unity the other area of oil production was largely unaffected by the conflict and so the hope would be that in this short time you could somehow rehabilitate the damaged oil fields and turn up production in that respect i think that's actually going to take much longer than anybody has indicated whether the various oil ministers or indeed president bashir so any immediate impact in terms of oil revenue will will take much longer of course oil prices are rising generally and that may increase revenue to both south sudan and sudan in

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.: scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, has hit back at the scottish government after being investigated over claims of sexual harassment. and still to come, i will be live on that m5near bristol weather holiday exodus is on its way. it is predicted there will be 40 million ca i’s predicted there will be 40 million cars on the road this weekend. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: the spa — scene for the belgium grand prix where ferrari were fastest in practice. every alcoholic drink does you harm. that's the stark message from one of the most significant studies into alcohol use and its health effects to date. researchers looked at the drinking habits of people in 195 countries, including the uk. the findings suggest that even moderate consumption is asscociated with cancer and other diseases. dominic hughes reports now from a pub in st albans. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink? it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the l

this from our religion editor, martin bashir.t attractive landscapes. downside school, here in somerset, and ampleforth in yorkshire — described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. but within these golden monastic buildings from the 1960s onwards, some teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth's prep school, where he taught for ten years from 1965. seen here on the right in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault and was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but, today's report said the true scale of abuse at ampleforth and downside is likely to have been much higher. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report. as i say, over many years, it showed that the reputation of individuals and the reputation of the institution itself was far more important to people than the safety and protection of the children. former students described their experienc

martin bashir, bbc news, washington.s, but the agricultural landscape on the gower peninsula has been undergoing a transformation. land managed by the national trust is being returned to the way it would have been farmed in mediaeval times, as sian lloyd reports from ross—illee. returning this landscape to how it would have looked centuries ago. strips of small fields are the last remnants of an ancient style of farming that has all but disappeared. modern farming methods have favoured larger parcels of land. on this headland alone, more than three and a half miles of field boundaries were removed over time. but now they are putting them back. teams of volunteers have been working on this land known as the vile. they have returned six large fields to 17 smaller parcels of land. all the old fencing has just become embedded into the bank, so we want to take it out. and the guys are putting in new straining posts every 50 metres. so we are coming out about a metre, just to make the bank area wider, so it is a wider wildlife

0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir reports.t leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it is also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an alter has been built along the touchline, but that is as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we felt we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by the clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it‘s critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than £27 million to host pope francis. the highlight of this weekend‘s visit will be here on sunday when pope francis celebrates mass. 500,000 tickets have been issued. so, will ireland feel like it did the last time the pope was in town? 1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history. back then almost 9

martin bashir, bbc news.d the bodies of 29 children, killed after an airstrike on a school bus, in a rebel—held area of northern yemen. 30 other children were among the many people injured. the saudi—led coalition defended the attack in saada, saying it was a "legitimate military action" aimed at a missile launcher. for more than three years, yemen has been divided by a fierce civil war. the united nations says the conflict has caused terrible suffering. —— for more than three years, yemen has been divided by a fierce civil war. on one side is the internationally recognised government led by president mansour hadi, and backed by a saudi—led coalition, supported by the us, the uk and france. 0n the other side are houthi rebels, allied with iran. the united nations says the conflict has already caused terrible suffering. 8 million yemenis face famine, three—quarters of the population is in need of humanitarian aid. the new un special envoy to yemen has told the bbc in his first interview, that the country faces

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.ons about his possible impeachment, there is a renewed focus on november's congressional elections. the party that controls congress ultimately decides if a sitting president should be impeached — and mr trump is currently protected because republicans hold the majority. democrats think attracting younger voters could be a key to success in the mid—term elections, but mr trump has his own young, and deeply devoted supporters, as chris buckler has been finding out. it's up to you, your generation. in the presidential ballroom of the president's own washington hotel is a gathering of the trump teams. crowd chants: usa, usa. hundreds of republican high school students in the capital for a banquet meal and a week of conservative politics, and many here share donald trump's view of the world. i don't think trump's a republican. i think you can make a whole party based on what trump believes. he's conservative in some areas but he's also not conservative in some areas. you see yourself as a

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is in dublin.e spoke movingly and passionately about the failures of the church. how do you think his words were received?” the church. how do you think his words were received? i think pope francis was under pressure this weekend, and we saw him condemning clerical abuse more repeatedly than ever before. a number of people we spoke to who turned out to greet him told us they feel very reassured that he is sincere and genuine about tackling this issue, but there are also many survivors of sexual abuse who were listening to his words over the weekend who say they still feel a lack of confidence in the vatican's own investigations, and some of those survivors spoke to pope francis directly and said they still came away from that meeting feeling that the church isn't going to be robust enough with members of its own clergy who have been involved in cover—ups, and they say thatis involved in cover—ups, and they say that is a culture within the church that is a culture within the church that will take t

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.y of the internet, despite the fact the names ksi and logan paul probably mean little to some people. the two youtube stars are set to earn millions of dollars in a boxing match on saturday that's being broadcast via pay per view online. colin paterson reports. the biggest international event in history! two of the biggest youtube stars taking their online rivalry into the boxing ring. i can't wait to punch you right in your stupid, smug face. britain's ksi and his american opponent, logan paul, each have almost 20 million subscribers, predominantly teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. despite not being professional boxers, tomorrow night both are set to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view fight broadcast live not on satellite tv, but on youtube. a lot of people watching this fight are very young. how good a role model are you? i never like people calling me a role model. i'm not a role model, i'm just a guy that do

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. francis said farewell to leo varadkar, ireland's prime minister, before boarding the plane at dublin airport. the pope is now on his way back to rome following his two—day visit. it was the first papal visit to ireland for 39 years. well, joining you now from dublin is amanda ferguson — a freelance ireland correspondent — who's been covering the papal visit for the washington post. thank you very much forjoining us. a huge amount of anticipation and no doubt a lot of concern from the vatican about how this visit was going to turn out. how would you characterise at? the visit could have come many years ago because the abuse scandals that rocked ireland have been unfolding for the last number of decades. the vatican will be pleased at how the ireland visit went. for the catholics in ireland who got their once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to be on the pope's presence, it was successful, and meeting with the victims of abuse and wanting to draw attention onto their suffering. what they want

our religion editor, martin bashir, reports.school in somerset, like ampleforth in north yorkshire, described as resembling a harry potter world of beguiling charm. within these golden monastic buildings, from the 1960s onwards, predatory teachers sexually abused children as young as seven. piers grant—ferris, a former officer in the irish guards, was described as a sadistic and violent abuser at ampleforth‘s prep school from 1965 to 1975. in 2006, he was found guilty on 20 counts of indecent assault. he was one of ten staff at the schools to have been convicted or cautioned in the last 50 years. but today's report said the true scale of abuse at ampleforth and downside is likely to have been much higher. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report. as i say, over many years it showed that the reputation of individuals have the reputation of the institution itself was far more important to people that the safety and protection of children. 0ne former student at ampleforth described the impact of being repeatedly abused as a

martin bashir, bbc news.reached the conservative party's code of conduct, with his comments about muslim women wearing full face veils. it's understood dozens of complaints have been made. 0ur political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. people have got in touch with the party over this, what happens now? there was a storm of protests after borisjohnson there was a storm of protests after boris johnson described women there was a storm of protests after borisjohnson described women who w0 re borisjohnson described women who wore at the burqa and niqab looked like letter boxes and burglars and those complaints have automatically triggered a process that will try to find out whether mrjohnson might have broken back conservative code of conduct. to give you a sense of what that is all about, one passage talks about party representatives who should lead by example, to encourage and foster respect and tolerance. this process is at an early stage and there is a broad spectrum of what might might be dismis

, oui’ heard earlierfrom martin bashir, our religion editor, about the allegation published today inetter published today by archbishop vigano accusing the pope, accusing pope francis himself of not taking action and of ignoring his warnings about the then archbishop of washington, dc, thomas majeric, the cardinal who resigned last month over allegations of abuse, and vigano said that the pope had to face up to the fact that some of these allegations had been covered up. most taoiseachs have been an expression of their own humility, and this is something that the pope will have to come to terms with. the contrast will be for anyone who remembers the images of when pope john paul visited in 1979, there is no doubt hear there is passion and faith, but the picture elsewhere in ireland is not necessarily the same, so ireland is not necessarily the same, so let's return now to my colleague annita mcveigh who is in phoenix park ready for mass. sean, thank you very much. pope francis travelling in that unmistakable vehicle, the popemobile, to see the huge crowds who have gathered to see him

martin bashir, bbc news, washington. of the flag draped casket ofjohn mccain, the former us president. —— the former us president. —— the former us president presidential candidate. arizona was a state that he represented in the us senate. a hearse bearing the us scotland arrived with a police escort earlier today for a private wreathlaying ceremony, honouring the senator, who died of brain cancer on saturday. the tribute was followed by this public viewing that we are seeing now of the coffin, which marks the start of five days of memorials in phoenix ahead of his funeral later this week in washington. and insurance has swum from kent to cornwall. he wanted to raise awareness about cleaning up ocean. he started the challenge of swimming 6- 12 he started the challenge of swimming 6— 12 miles every day in on the july. 6— 12 miles every day in on the july- -- 6— 12 miles every day in on the july. —— in only. the duke and duchess have a appeared to a performance in london. it will raise money for a hiv charity co—founded by

martin bashir speaking to the irish prime minister leo varadkar.ntial rains from hurricane lane have hit hawaii in the pacific ocean, causing flash floods and landslides. all public schools and many offices are closed as residents take shelter. the hurricane, earlier measured as category four has now been downgraded to category three, but authorities still warn it needs to be taken seriously and a state of emergency has been declared — as jon donnison reports. this is what half a metre of rain has done to hawaii — a tropical paradise, transformed. the islands may have so far avoided a direct hit but hurricane lane has made its mark. hawaii will be impacted by hurricane lane, the question is, how bad? right now, the system is really setting up to be a significant rain event. torrential rains. forecasters are predicting over 30 inches in some parts. we are extremely concerned about the potentials for inland flooding — landslides occurring and damage to the transportation and communications infrastructure. many have had to flee their homes with dozens

martin bashir, bbc news, washington.e state he represented in the us senate. among those paying tribute at a short ceremony was his wife, cindy. the vietnam veteran's body will lie there in state before travelling onwards to washington. an endurance swimmer has completed a 348—mile swim from lands end in cornwall to dover in kent in 49 days. lewis pugh wanted to swim the length of the english channel to raise awareness about cleaning up oceans. he started his challenge, swimming 6 to 12 miles every day, in earlyjuly. an advert for a fertility app, which said it was "highly accurate", has been banned after the advertising watchdog ruled the claim was misleading. the advertising standards authority also said the effectiveness of the app called natural cycles had been exaggerated. the swedish company that developed it says it respects the outcome of the investigation. jean mackenzie has been to meet one woman who got pregnant while using the app. how many months are you now? 34 weeks. so, you know, about five to go. rebecca

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.nd four women have been killed by a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen. they were fleeing fighting in and around the key port city of hudaida yesterday. it comes just weeks after a strike on a bus killed more than a0 children. after a week in which donald trump has had to address questions about his possible impeachment, there is a renewed focus on november's congressional elections. the party that controls congress ultimately decides if a sitting president should be impeached, and mr trump is currently protected because republicans hold the majority. democrats think attracting younger voters could be a key to success in the mid—term elections, but mr trump has his own young and deeply devoted supporters, as chris buckler has been finding out. it's up to you, your generation. in the presidential ballroom of the president's own washington hotel is a gathering of the trump teams. crowd chants: usa, usa. hundreds of republican high school students in the capital for a banquet meal an

all right, thank you, martin bashir.a reminder of our top story this lunchtime. a court hears that the england cricketer ben stokes could have killed someone in a brawl outside a bristol nightclub. coming up — a giant row over public access to northern ireland's most popular tourist sites. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, the latest transfer deadline news, butjose mourinho isn't confident the number of patients waiting more than one year for non—urgent surgery in england has risen sharply to more than 3,500, the highest in more than six years. the number went up by more than 400 injune alone. the latest figures also show that the number of people going into a&e units in england was at a record high injuly. our correspondent sarah campbell has more. for well over a year, richard, who's 69 years old, has been waiting for an operation on his knee. i can't walk and put any weight on the left leg, cos it hurts quite badly. i do take painkillers, but it's not enough. and they promised me a new kneecap

and you know the ink was barely dry on the signing of this accord before president of sudan omar bashir was talking about the fact that he foresaw that oil would be flowing from south sudan starting in september first of all i want to ask you do you think that's realistic and secondly sudan of course has been accused of meddling you know in the war in south sudan in the conflict so can they be trusted as a guarantor of a peace deal. well of course there is already oil flowing there has been oil flowing continually there are two main areas just referred to the unity the other area of oil production was largely unaffected by the conflict and so the hope would be that in this short time you could somehow rehabilitate the damaged oil fields and turn up production in that respect i think that's actually going to take much longer than anybody has indicated whether the various oil ministers or indeed president bashir so any immediate impact in terms of oil revenue will will take much longer of course oil prices are rising generally and that may increase revenue to both south sudan and sudan in

bbc religion editor martin bashir reporting on saturday's late news bulletin.ou objected to the reporting along the lines described here... and maureen hogg sent this e—mail about the coverage more widely... finally, one piece of footage from theresa may's trip to africa this week garnered a great deal of attention on both social and mainstream media, as dan walker acknowledged on wednesday's breakfast. when trade is on the agenda, the news footage is usually full of factories, hard hats and the occasional high—vis jacket. but it is a rather different image that has attracted much comment so far. the prime minister dancing with schoolchildren in cape town. the pictures have gained a lot of attention, but is it the sort of attention her advisers had been hoping for? further attention was then given to the prime minister's dancing style with a discussion on the subject prompting ann channon to write... and anne—marie plant agreed... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the

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martin bashir reports.er rugby ground. but as ireland prepares to welcome pope francis, it is also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an alter has been built along the touchline, but that is as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we felt we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by the clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it's critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than £27 million to host pope francis. the highlight of this weekend's visit will be here on sunday when pope francis celebrates mass. 500,000 tickets have been issued. so, will ireland feel like it did the last time the pope was in town? 1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history. back then almost 90% of ca

martin bashir, bbc news, dublin.rrespondent chris page. getting a flavour there of the mixed reception that the pope might expect. yes, it is going to be one way or another. a significant and symbolic weekend in dublin. notjust for people here but right around the world. ireland has become a touchstone for the global challenges facing the catholic church, both secularisation and how it is dealt with child abuse. ireland was a very different country for two years ago, have of the population turned out to see him. things have changed a lot. in fact, the speed of social change in ireland over the last two decades, most other countries would ta ke decades, most other countries would take a century or two for those to happen. the authority has been damaged by priests and members of the legal orders abusing children and the cruel treatment that unmarried mothers suffered in institutions they were put in. one of the people who has been attending the global gathering that has been happening here all week as a leader of the c

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