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catholic church. these are the aerial shots of aras an uachtarain, the irish president'sresidence.resident'sresidence. but the ireland that pope francis is visiting is so different from the one that popejohn paul ii visited in 1979. there have been so many changes, including most recently, the referendum in which people here voted by two thirds to a third approximately to allow abortion. we have had the referendum allowing gay marriage, ireland the first country to allow that by public vote. and then running through all of that, what the former irish president, mary mcaleese has called the dark side irish catholicism, the issue of abuse, the issue of the mistreatment of unmarried women and their babies in homes across ireland. you can see pope francis emerging with michael higgins and his wife sabina. he will be leaving the president'sofficial residence in the next few moments and heading to where i is to you from dublin castle, where he will be meeting the irish minister, leo varadkar, brought up catholic but no longer a practising catholic, a gay prime minister and in many ways t

i think he has been very successful, i told the viewers often before, i'm an irish catholic and my familyke they were irish and catholic, right? that was just part of the deal. where i grew up, and what i would say is, that those irish catholic, blue-collar democrats, they don't have a lot in common with the democratic party these days, whether bernie sanders talk of socialism, whether it is elizabeth warren with elitism and hillary clinton for that matter, and i know, capri, you come from a similar kind of background. >> right. trish: but in ohio you still have many of those folks out there seeking, right, some kind of representation that is not part of the global elite but is part of the working class. >> that's right. trish: and it makes it fair game, frankly for republicans or, new folks like a 31-year-old. talk about conor lam in pennsylvania. >> i think there is similarities between conor lamb, the special election, pennsylvania 18. over the border where i'm from, over the border, western pennsylvania and central ohio, with this special election in central ohio. this area is little

this is an opportunity for pope francis to speak irish catholics and catholics around the world, especiallyre perhaps fewer and fewer people are identifying as catholics, although here and ireland a vast majority of the population still do. almost at the end of day one of this visit, how do you think they have done? it is an opportunity. it was an opportunity because his main speech yesterday was the one where he spoke to our head of government, our head of states and dignitaries and that is where he should have dealt with the church's role within the irish constitution and the irish state, and unfortunately that is a strong consensus to say that he failed in that regard and he reiterated the apologies of the past, but remember, ireland has been dealing with abuse scandal since the 1990s. are we still having this conversation where the head of the catholic church is not saying that those people would have to face justice? we know over 90% of the perpetrators globally have walked free and that is the case with the catholic church now and he didn't meet his words with actions or talk about ma

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for the march is the victory of the protestant king william of the irish catholics in sixty ninety is at the very core of their conviction that they are and will always remain part of the united kingdom. is very much a way of life a cultural expression of a person's a special from a problem community. it's a celebration of a bubble which took over three hundred years ago at the boy. it's celebration expression of freedom expression of liberty expression for tornadoes. and something which is not on a level to american independence day to. the celebrations of the boston and france to the celebrations which we have and see and many other countries where people celebrate their liberty. for staunchly warless people know this i'm a libertarian about war against the catholic church this is going it's a part of the cultural identity. for the wider unionist community i think it is. a symbol of the right on to bring not a strong as someone else made them it's a very. hot from a catholic perspective the drums and triumphalist gestures calculated to keep all wounds open. you have to understand wh

today asking for forgiveness for the clergy's sexual abuse scandal and other, quote, betrayal, of irish catholics by church leaders. >>> playwright neil simon has died. according to a long time friend, simon died this morning in the hospital in manhattan after suffering complications from pneumonia. he was one of america's most successful playwrights whose hits included "the odd couple," and they dominated broadway for decades. in 2006, he won the mark twain prize for american humor. he was 91 years old. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area, it's getting bigger and bigger every year. pride celebrations taking the south baby storm. we'll show you all the sights. >>> low clouds, coastal hill tops there, temperatures in the low 60s. that might not be that surprising, but our valley temperatures over the next few days, that's going to surprise some folks. a closer look at that in the seven-day forecast when we come right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> people in the south bay partied in the streets all weekend long celebrating pride. the sell con valley pride festival is wrapping up in san jose, and you can see people wa

and that really reflects the changing relationship between the irish people, the irish catholic peopleh more complex relationship as a result of the scandals that have emerged in the years since 1979. it is a much less deferential relationship, but about three quarters of the population still identify as catholic. it is a reduction in the numbers who would have said they were catholic back in 1979. we're talking about 91, 90 2% back then. according to the last census, it was around 70% as i try to remember the exact figure. that is certainly reflected in the reception we are seeing for pope francis. we will see big crowds in the two big events that are happening in the evening. tonight and one part and tomorrow in another part. now he is on his way to meet with homeless families and we will continue to bring you coverage of pope francis in ireland's. hello, away from scotland it is a bank holiday weekend. we have gotten off toa bank holiday weekend. we have gotten off to a good start. equally we've had of views showers. here is tomorrow's weather. this is an earlier satellite picture.

how important you think this will be for irish catholics because we know the number of people in our are them5elve5 we know the number of people in our 5ociety who declare themselves out catholics have dropped in recent years but is still predominantly a catholic society? 70% self identifies as catholic, which is enormous. a third 5till practi5e their faith. what is enriching with this is it is a global event, and represents catholics from all over the world. it is now overflowing in a sense and we have seen it re—emerging, and we will see it again tonight and it is a great enrichment, different bodies and pa rt5 of enrichment, different bodies and parts of the church enrich each other in celebrating their faith, celebrating the sacrament of marriage and family. do think there doe5 marriage and family. do think there does need to be a renewal of the contract between the church and the people here in ireland? we have heard that from the pope today and i thought they were complementary speeches but faith is very much alive in this country so comparatively ireland is still quite a religi

remember, at the time, illegitimate people couldn‘t become priests in the catholic church, they couldn‘tjoin the gardai, the irishhen it is society that is just as responsible? i don‘t accept that society is responsible. i believe that the catholic church‘s influence on society was so pervasive and so corrosive that they must accept their full responsibility for it. they forced people into the mother and baby homes. and ultimately, at the end of the day, how can you justify running a maternity hospital without doctors or nurses or medical equipment, or painkilling drugs? you can‘t justify that, in any way, shape or form. but the head of the catholic church in england and wales, cardinal vincent nichols, apologised for the hurt caused by agencies acting in the name of the catholic church. the current head of the church in ireland, archbishop of dublin diarmuid martin, has said that it is something he believes it is important that pope francis addresses when he comes to ireland in august. so it is recognised by the catholic church now. just about. but i first met archbishop diarmuid martin in 2012, and presented hi

come to the united states they were shipped to latin america somewhere then we have the irish catholics the they were banned also to come to the united states to mention chinese the japanese i mean internment we have a very dark history very dark prejudicial history and what this supreme court did in fact put a rubber stamp on a very ridiculous executive order i've read it i've read all three of them and this is this is nothing that is compelling. to save us from terrorism this because that's when you are banning people based on their fundamental rights i'm talking about as an american i am i am affected by this baby's crippling sanctions and these bands and we are actually being ridiculed i have been. facing a lot of nonsense since this man took power because they just. how can i say that it stirs the nonsense it makes it even more up to your face and prejudices and prejudices yes. but going to a little bit of what is actually the real implications of practically speaking what will happen now to people like yourself who hold dual citizenships that involve include iran i mean is it poss

the irish catholic church has been engulfed in scandal with the uncovering of widespread clerical sexualse of children and cover—ups. those are the latest of our top stories. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come: a british couple die suddenly in an egyptian hotel, and their family don't believe the official explanation. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond strongly denies two claims of sexual harassment dating back to 2013. the claims, which were made in an internal scottish government investigation, have been passed to the police. mr salmond has launched legal action against the scottish government for the way it's handled the case. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. i think we won the election. he's one of the best—known figures in scottish politics. 0h, you've got your scotland shirt on! alex salmond, a former first minister, a man who led his party, the snp, twice and became the face of the nationalist movement, securing an historic referendum on independence for scotland, but who is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the run—up to that

it is a point that has been made by david quinn, who writes in the irish catholic, and he puts it downonstream, and cutting infant mortality across society. i‘m sorry, but david quinn as head of the iona institute, which is basically a very conservative catholic group in ireland. he has a motivation for saying that. he has provided absolutely no evidence whatsoever... but you do accept that that cut the infant mortality rate across society, and would have had an impact in these homes. i don‘t believe so, because there wasn‘t an impact in general society in ireland. there was no dramatic fall in infant mortality rates in ireland across those years. dr lindsey earner—byrne, a lecturer in history at university college dublin, said this, and has written about this time period and what was happening — says that tuam, which is the home where 800 babies were found in a mass grave, didn‘t happen in a vacuum. and she makes the point that every year in the ‘30s and ‘40s the number of deaths of illegitimate children was published. it was known, it was in the public domain. society knew. society d

crowds line the streets to welcome the pontiff, n but all irish catholics are appy with his leadership. nbc's bill neal reports tonight from dublin. francis is : pope plan s struggling. he came to the epicenter of sexual abuse by the church. he was achamed of the ch's ailure to deal with it. >> repellaimes. he made no public apology and promised no plan to deal with it ireland's prime minister called on him to act. >> and there is much to be done to bring about justice and truth, and healing for the victims and ivsus. >> reporter: the pope prayed for pedophile used b priests. he met victims privately. among them, a priest who was abused himself and who is critical of the church's handling of the scandal. >> sheer disappointment, fury. a feeling of being let down. >> reporter: in ireland today theas pope w cheered, but his church has lost much autrity here. >> people are here to see a moment of history, no adulation of the pope as there was here in the past. some openly protested as he passed. victims of pedophile priests said the pope hado failed take responsibility. >> today was an op

but many irish catholics are now demanding more action. crowds for the pope's visit expected to be one-third the size that greeted john paul ii who was the last pope to visit ireland back in 1979. in the meantime, in the wake of that report on clergy abuse, authorities in missouri and the latest to launch investigations in their states into how the church has handled abuse cases. >>> it's time for a look at your weather for this friday morning. >>> good morning. we continue to watch hurricane lane as it makes its progress off to the west of the hawaiian islands. it will be pressing farther off to the west as we head on into sunday. in the meantime, though, expecting a gradual weakening as we get a little bit of wind shear to come in from the west. still expecting a flooding rain concern. heavy downpours, one to three feet of rain in some spots and rough surf. i'm meteorologist julia weiden with your accuweather forecast. >>> well, this morning we're celebrating the song "sweet home alabama." we'll explain why next. >>> also ahead, a young

campaignerand political editor of t3 in ireland and lgbt campaigner and michael kelly, editor of the irish catholicier this year that you were a bit underwhelmed by what the pope had to say in his speech here at dublin castle on the issue of abuse and we have a final version of that speech, something that was added in beyond the script given to the media beforehand and he talked about reiterating his commitment to a rather greater commitment to a rather greater commitment to a rather greater commitment to eliminating this scourge commitment to eliminating this scourge in the church at any cost. does that encourage you in terms of how the church ‘s handling abuse and lg bt how the church ‘s handling abuse and lgbt issues how the church ‘s handling abuse and lg bt issues and how the church ‘s handling abuse and lgbt issues and so forth? not really, it is just more words emphasising his commitment to do something about whole point is to do something, we're all want action now because the problem has been going on for many years. the pope has been there for five years so i had an expectation, called na

it is a point that has made by david quinn, who writes in the irish catholic, and he puts it down totions and antibiotics coming onstream, and cutting infant mortality across society. onstream, and cutting infant mortality across societylj onstream, and cutting infant mortality across society. i am sorry, but david quinn as head of an institute which is basically a very conservative catholic group in ireland. he has a motivation for saying that. he has provided absolutely no evidence whatsoever... but you do accept that that cut infa nt but you do accept that that cut infant mortality rate across society, and would have had an impact in these homes. society, and would have had an impact in these homeslj society, and would have had an impact in these homes. i don't believe so, because there wasn‘t an impact in general society in ireland. there was no dramatic fall in infant mortality rates in ireland across those years. a lecturer in history at university college dublin said this, and has written about this time period, and what was happening, says that tomb, which is the home where 8

i am one of nine children in the irish catholic family but that she identified for me i brought my sister to the last special olympics when it was re-created in her backyard where she was in her 80s and said let's do it again so i said this is a time i can bring my sister from connecticut. and there is eunice she is 85 years old playing touch football and talking to everyone and here she created it again until the year that she died and then my mother who was so impressed with eunice she got her masters in st. joseph college and one of the reasons was that eunice was the speaker at her graduation and was so incredibly impressed for the rest of her life she was at the special olympics right now i am working with volunteers to work on the 50th anniversary of the peace corps for the sergeant shriver global messenger spending the last two decades of his life working for special olympics i'm sure to the tutelage of his wife but anyway thank you this was brilliant i will buy more copies to make thank you for coming in for the work you are doing. >> touching on a delicate subject it seems to be

catholic church. what pope francis says today may be too irish people, but really he is speaking to international catholics reported pennsylvania, just published in the last week or so, implicating around 300 priests in the abuse of more than 1000 children during the 1970s and 1980s. some of the members of the church hierarchy from the us that were supposed to be attending the meeting this weekend have had to pull out of that, dealing with all of that in the us. let's check the time. it is about 10.10. in 20 minutes, the flight carrying pope francis is due to arrive at dublin international airport. the welcome party there, ready to greet him. we will be back when he arrives. for the moment, from dublin castle, back to you. we will be back as soon as we have more on the arrival. women in england will be allowed to take the second dose of an early abortion pill at home, under a department of health plan due to take effect by the end of the year. last month, the government was criticised as being "out of step" — as the practice is already allowed in scotland and wales. chi chi izundu reports: under the curren

ireland today asking for forgiveness for the sexual abuse scandal and others quote betrayal of irish catholicschurch leaders. >>> remembering a broadway legend, neal simon has died. simon died early this morning at a hospital in manhattan aftpner. simon was one of america's most successful play writes with hite brighten beach trilogy. they doll naminated broadway fo decades. he won the prize for american humor. he was 91 years old. >>> warrior super star seth curry opens up in an emotional experience in the future. we'll tell you about it next. sts equality. well well well, what have we here? a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! "steph curry" authors a personal essay. >>> taking a stand for women's equality. stephon curry offered an essay. he spoke about his two daughters and how he wants them to grow up knowing there are no boundaries and addressed women's pay writing every day there is a pay gap quote he's sending the wrong message to women about who they are and what they value and what they c

i was fascinated by your story of james who you described as an irish catholic peasant, a carpenter, and then he went on to this wonderful architectural school and was able to come to the united states. what were the circumstances that enabled him to move to the architectural school? was it a system in place that would have enabled that to happen? >> at the beginning of the 18th century which was a time of philanthropy when organizations and societies were being set up in the interest of mankind. agricultural theories were being improved. it was a con-- it was a contest that everything could be improved. you had an aristocracy who would contribute to this and the way they did that was to create a society and by the middle of the 18th century they will have decided that they would create a school for drying which would include a school for drying and architecture. they had a provision where they would admit-- admit as many boys as the society would decide and where appropriate, they would not have to pay fees. this would be on the basis of ability and talent. they would not accept peo

i chatted with him about all sorts of things, talked about , heing up irish catholic didn't talk abouthimself at all , he directs the conversation away from him elf dennis from himself. he was a normal, down to earth conversation. he was an exceptionally nice person. he did not take that time with me that night, he spent the evening -- he gave a talk and had a spur of the moment invitation to spend more time with the students. he talked to all of us about our , she justour interest displayed the manner that you are all hearing about today. despite my idiocy, he became a rent and mentor to me after that night. personallynowing him , clerking became a little less terrifying and a valuable opportunity. term resulted in going down a path that i hadn't even considered or thought that was in my reach. the judge, in his kindness on that one night and then afterwards changed the course of my career. not already tested the limits of his generosity and tolerance in between when he offered me the clerkship i had a baby. so when i came back to clerk for the judge, i had a toddler which was an unpr

say what she said in direct line of succession to the people on the 1850s that said german and irish catholics were a threat to the direct lines from "the new york times" editorial more than 100 years ago praising the lynching of italians in new orleans because the sneaky sicilians were bandits. it's a direct line that's been in the country not just about blacks, god knows that's the most egregious and the most important part i would argue does not lie with the media, though i think it's correct to say we have to know how to approach these issues but when you have a president of the united states who persistently refuses to draw a bright clear line between white supremacy and racism on the one hand and the rest of the country on the other, that's where the fundamental problem lies. >> april ryan, what's your take? i wonder if i've lost april. maybe i don't have her at the moment. well, all right. i think we lost april but i want to thank the panel and keep in mind, as we head into tonight and this rally at lafayette park, there is going to be a counter protest with many, many more people and i

we talked about growing up irish catholic, about being educated by the just with, about going --rts, -- by the just with jesuits, about going sports -- playing sports. it was all extremely normal, down to earth conversations you would have with any exceptionally nice person, you know, that you met. he did not take that time with me that night. he spent the entire evening talking to students. he gave a talk, certainly, and then he set down and spoke to students for the rest of the dinner, and that he actually accepted a spur of the moment invitation to spend more time meeting more students. he talked to all of us about what our goals were, our aspirations, our interests, and he just displayed the manner that you are hearing about today. mightesult, in spite of idiocy, he became a friend and mentor to me that night. overtime, enter knowing him personally, clerking began to look a little less terrifying, and a little more like kind of an opportunity, invaluable opportunity. -- a valuable opportunity. int little turn resulted going far down a path that i really would have never even cons

you described him as an irish catholic peasant, a carpenter and then he went on to this wonderful architectural school and was able to come to the united states. what were the circumstances in ireland that enabled him to move to that architectural school? did he have a mentor? was it a system that was in place that would have enabled that to happen? >> yeah, at the beginning of the 18th century, it was a time of philanthropy when, in fact, organizations and a time of the growth of knowledge, organizations or societies, which became royal societies, are be being set up for the investigation of science in the interest of mankind. agriculture, a whole series of things were being improved. it was a concept, the idea of improvement, that everything could be improved. what you had then was an aristocracy that would contribute. the way they would contribute is to create a society, the dublin society was created and merlo has outlined the history of that and by the middle of the 18th century they decided then they would create a school for drawing. that school would include drawing in architecture. the

given the challenges irish catholics have based in the challenges the church has faced since the time pa pal visit church has faced since the time of the last papal visit from john paul ii almost four years ago, given that survivors of abuse are still suffering and still dealing with that, how important was it that we had pope francis come here nearly four decades on in terms of encouraging the faithful. because ireland is predominantly a catholic country and still a country of great faith. it is perhaps a source of surprise, these last few hours really, how he has turned it around. his profound prayer at the start of the mass i think it cannot be business as usual and we all come away from it with a new sense of our own responsibility to build up the church and people of god, particularly in families but also those in leadership of the irish church. very good to have your thoughts now and indeed thank you very much forjoining us throughout the day as well here in dublin. elsewhere in the city, in the garden of remembrance, there has been a gathering today, a gathering of survivors of

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i went to irish catholic, parochial school, just do it high school christian brothers , college. i understand the role of other educational opportunities. we are working with them. it is not a fight. we are collaborating with them. we are bolstering our cte programs, which is extremely important. i remember sitting in a cte lunchroom with a young man. i said, what do you want to do? he said, i want to be a plumber. i was like, yeah, you'll make a living being a plumber. the problem was the plumbing teacher retired. they did not have the money to replace the plumbing teacher so now he is in another program. he said he liked the program but i really want to be a plumber. we hooked him up with a general contracting organization, and they took him on for weekends in the summer. i have not talked to him recently, but hopefully he is moving toward becoming a plumber. those are the opportunities for young people to actually make a living. you can become a tradesperson, get your certificates, and still go to college and run your own business. there is all of these different opportunities

we talked about growing up irish catholic, about being educated, about playing sports, about his -- to the extent he even talked about himself at all is really not -- he tends to direct the conversation away from himself, it was anecdotes from his time as a student in new haven. it was all extremely normal down to earth conversations you would have with any exceptionally nice person, you know, that you met. and he did not just take that time with me that night. he spent that entire evening talking to students, even, you know, he gave a talk certainly and then he sat down and he spoke to students for the rest of the dinner, and then he actually, you know, accepted a kind of a spur of the moment invitation to meet more students. and he talked to all of us about what our goals were, aspirations, interests, and he just -- he just displayed the manner that you all are hearing about today. and as a result, in spite of my idiocy, he became kind of a friend and mentor to me after that night even though i wasn't planning to clerk. over time and through knowing him personally clerking began to l

irish people in history. back then almost 90% of catholics attended weekly mass.now all three are legal, and church attendance is down to a0%. marie collins‘ story may help explain why. she was abused by a hospital chaplain as a child. what has happened here basically is the church has fallen over a cliff. its moral authority is completely destroyed. we still have quite a high percentage of catholics in ireland, and i think many of them are hanging on by theirfingernails. are you glad that the church is having less of a dominant effect? the short answer is yes. i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will continue to be ove

i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society.ce in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will continue to be overshadowed by its past. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. our top story this evening: 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 th

abuse survivor in just a moment first though this report on how abuse within the catholic church has been affecting the irish believe it was abused by family members and a priest when she was just a child she lived like a prisoner for more than ten years in this catholic reform school in water fit where she was beaten and tormented by nuns they talked her into believing that it was her fault she was raped until now not one of police's abuses have been brought to justice. and the third problem with the law and i think they always win. you know so i didn't you know i really don't think about the not things that i just i have no we didn't stories of mass child abuse by priests have left many irish people disgusted with the church seventy eight percent continue to call themselves catholic but the country has changed since pope john paul the second visited pope francis may find a less enthusiastic welcome. it would be a different tone and i think i will be jumping for joy. quite steps of the generally religion areas but i think it's i think it's no i mean it's going to many here are hoping that pope francis will

irish people in history. back then, almost 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion, and divorce were against the law. now all three are legal, and church attendance is down to 40%. marty's story may explain why. she was abused by a hospital chaplain as a child. >> what has happened here basically is that the church has thrown over a cliff its moral authority completely, destroyed. we still have quite a percentage of catholics in ireland, and many of them are hanging on by the fingernails. martin: are you glad that the church is having less of a dominant efft? >> the short answer is yes. i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. martin: judging by the parade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has chged, the future of the roman catholic church in

irish people in history. back then almost 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. against the law. now all three are legal, and church attendance is down to a0%. marie collins‘ story may help explain why. she was abused by a hospital chaplain as a child. what has happened here basically is the church has fallen over a cliff. its moral authority is completely destroyed. we still have quite a high percentage of catholics in ireland, and i think many of them are hanging on by theirfingernails. are you glad that the church is having less of a dominant effect? the short answer is yes. i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will

one who has spoken of opening a new chapter with the relationship between the irish state and the catholich. please be seated. an introduction for the taoiseach, leo varadkar, who will be speaking first, and then the pope will speak in italian and we will bring you a translation. holy father, and a half of the irish people, i want to greet you using one of the oldest blessings that we used to welcome a special guest. 100,000 welcomes and given the hundreds of thousands of people who will greet you, i can think of none more appropriate, cead mile failte. we are delighted to welcome you back. 1980 was a year after the visit of popejohn paul 1980 was a year after the visit of pope john paul ii 1980 was a year after the visit of popejohn paul ii and we are so grateful that his prayers for peace on our island where eventually a nswered on our island where eventually answered through the good friday agreement, a piece we promise to protect and nurture. today, i am privileged to welcome here today representatives of all of the communities in northern ireland and from britain and together we are g

i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society.t determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will continue to be overshadowed by its past. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. two of the biggest youtube stars take their rivalry to the boxing ring — to create one of the most—hyped events in the history of the internet. this is bbc world news today. i‘m lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines donald trump has called off his top diplomat‘s visit to north korea, saying there‘s not enough progress on denuclearization. hawaii has been hit by torrential rain, flooding, and landslides, as hurricane lane moves closer. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond has strongly denied two claims of sexual har