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

when popejohn paul ii came in1979, he coffin. ed a golden rose. now pope francis is presenting the rosary beads, they will be on display for pilgrims coming to the site for years ahead. we are now going to pray, also a very important prayer which is a prayer which is done at noon. in rome, it is done at noon. we are doing it slightly earlier because of the schedule in knock. he is probably here meeting a lot of the people who volunteered to work in knock. there is someone in a wheelchair there, symbolising the important ministry of care for the disabled and sick in knock. they have come here not always expecting that they will be healed but get inner strength and resilience. this is such an important work for pope francis, accompanying people. speaking yesterday at the shelter for the homeless, he really made a strong statement. the only one he has made so far to priests accompanying people in their vulnerability. be there for them and don't put impossible demands on people. and the crowd that was cheering a few minutes ago now st

more than a million people gathered in dublin in 1979 to see popejohn paul ii, about a third of the population at that time. then, divorce was outlawed, as was homosexuality, and no—one could imagine that proposals to legislate for abortion would be one day approved in a referendum. this weekend, about a tenth of the population is expected to turn out, in a changed country, which has been hugely damaged by revelations of sexual abuse within the church, and its cover—up. catherine — how significant is this visit, which we are told was very much the pope's idea? it is going to be important for pope

popejohn paul weather. not on the scale of when pope john paul ii weather. was here in 1979 but clearly, an enthusiastic crowd. we saw that atmosphere last night at croke park, a jamboree to mark the world meeting of families, the official reason for pope francis being here this weekend, and that will be the final mass of the event that he will say here in phoenix park in dublin later on today. what is your sense of the reaction to francis that you have seen from people here in ireland on this visit? people will comment about the differences between the visits. we are not comparing like with like. in 1979 there was a visit to ireland, at the numberof 1979 there was a visit to ireland, at the number of different venues. this was a visit for the international meeting of families hosted by the archdiocese of dublin. in1979, hosted by the archdiocese of dublin. in 1979, pope john paul ii said here ami in 1979, pope john paul ii said here amlon my in 1979, pope john paul ii said here am i on my goal of the visit of ireland, but because of health and safety and all

but the ireland that pope francis is visiting is so different from the one that popejohn paul ii visitedhave 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 the epitome of a very different ireland to the wonderjohn paul ii visited. before we talk further let's take a look at this report from andrew

1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history.raception, abortion and divorce were 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 roma

more so than when popejohn paul ii came, andi more so than when popejohn paul ii came, and i think mostnd i think most people agree that is good, there should be more ofa that is good, there should be more of a separation of church and state and so on. but how do you think that changing relationship is reflected in the response we are seeing for pope francis? i was thinking about it, the same numbers are not coming out that they did for pope john paul ii, but actually, people can now travel to rome or go and see the pope there if they want to. in 1979, very few people got on aeroplanes and went to rome, so it is a very different world we live in. i think the church is a smaller church in ireland. i think that is good, because i think people were corralled into church. i think the importance of churches, if it is about a relationship with jesus and the heart ofjesus in the community, we can see hundreds and thousands of people in ireland who still want to be part of that church in which the heart ofjesus be part of that church in which the heart of jesus beats. and they the italian tenor

it is the first papal visit ireland since popejohn paul ii in1979. visit ireland since popejohn paul ium little earlier, and he hasjust finished speaking, making an extensive speech to an audience there of around 80,000 people, we believe. in that speech, he talked about family, forgiveness, and mercy. 0ne about family, forgiveness, and mercy. one of the things he specified was that there is no such thing as the perfect family. he added that without the practice of forgiveness, families can grow sick and gradually lapse. this is a stadium that is normally host to sporting events and music events. this time, it is the pope in his first visit, in the first papal visit, rather, in almost four decades. there will be plenty more coverage from the bbc tomorrow as well, and plenty more currently on our website, where we have a live page of our reporting, so plenty more where as well. hello. for many, there has been a trend to something cooler over the next few days. earlier on tuesday morning, only two or three celsius. so there have been murmurs about autumn, which meteorologically speaking

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 iiwas 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 guided by your works, make bridges not walls because wall's fall. we are georgia today by people from all walks of life in ireland, members of government and parliament, front—line public servants, prisoners, those born here, those have chosen to come here. men and women, young and old, children, catholics, members of other faiths and members of no faith. it is our duty to nurture this planet. and look after its people. your holiness, we thank you for your care for the earth. emphasising the urgent need to tackle climate change and reminding us of our responsibilities. we thank you for the emp

more than a million people gathered in dublin in 1979 to see popejohn paul ii, about a third of the populationthat time. then, divorce was outlawed, as was homosexuality, and no—one could imagine that proposals to legislate for abortion would be one day approved in a referendum. this weekend, about a tenth of the population is expected to turn out, in a changed country which has been hugely damaged by revelations of sexual abuse within the church, and its cover—up. catherine, how significant and important is this visit? it is going to be important for pope francis himself i think because not only the eyes of ireland will be on him but catholics around the world. ireland has changed. many catholics have changed, too. this visit comes after a whole series of terrible revelations around the world, in america, in chile and a recent report here in britain. it'll be interesting to see how he is received by the irish people. and what he has to say about abuse himself. we know he will be making three speeches over the course of the weekend, three addresses. an assumption he will at some stage meet peo

1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history.orce were 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 irel

issues of sex scandals have hit the catholic church since popejohn paul ii visited the country. a major study has concluded there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. scientists have said they should recommend people abstain. at 10pm we will have full round—up of the day's news but first on the news channel, weather world. this time on weather world, we are in north east scotland and we will be finding out how the weather affects one of this country's favourite exports. from field to bottle, whisky. we find out what is being done now to safeguard its future whatever the weather. and i'm at a vineyard in west sussex finding out how climate change and technology are shaping the glass of wine you drink at home. also, feeling the heat. the temperature hits new highs with a sweltering multi—continent heatwave. deadly wildfires and the race to escape as they spread at terrifying speed. and flash floods so ferocious they are hard to believe, we will bring you images from the world's biggest weather stories and storms. plus, out for the count. tracking puffins as they face up to cli

extraordinary how ireland has changed since pope john extraordinary how ireland has changed since popejohn paul iiere were 300,000 attending, but apparently there were few of the last time the pope visited ireland 2 million people turned up in various ways, and i think... ido turned up in various ways, and i think... i do think that these words, and it's notjust me, a retired vatican diplomat and archbishop didn't think the apology was enough, cause he alleges that this pope knew exactly what was going on in many instances, and it's notjust going on in many instances, and it's not just what happened. going on in many instances, and it's notjust what happened. the vast institutional nature of it. but cover—up after cover—up. i get very angry about apologies these days, because they don't seem to mean much. surely there will be an expectation that the apology is where it begins but it's bringing people to justice, is where it begins but it's bringing people tojustice, is making significant changes in the church so it can't happen again, that's what people will want to see. it will presumably be much

1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history.catholics attended weekly mass, contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law. now all three are legal and church attendance is down to 40%. 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

1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history.ed weekly mass. contraception, abortion and divorce were 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

father eamon, you remember popejohn paul ii's visit to ireland in 1979, you were a boy scout as you werer, and you are helping out, assisting with the visit to the knock shrine where pope francis went this morning. how does this compare? the weather hasn't changed! i understand that this one will be smaller, but that is not due to lack of interest. there was a huge deal made about health and safety, about having tickets and so on, and there seems to be a lot of confusion, u nfortu nately, seems to be a lot of confusion, unfortunately, maybe inevitably with this kind of an organisation. but certainly those people who have turned out, coming a long distance, having to walk quite a distance to get in here, it really is quite a pilgrimage really, and it is wonderful to see people making that effort. father eamon conway, thank you very much. looking on over the big crowds as we wait on the pope to begin the maths here, still quite a while, i imagine, to work his way through the crowds. he wants to give as many people as possible who have made the effort to be here the opportunity to see him.

i should remind you that back in 1979 when popejohn paul ii phoenix park, 1.5 million people gatheredart in that service. tomorrow's event, they issued 500,000 tickets. back to you. egypt's top prosecutor says the deaths 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, and there were claims that the hotel's air—conditioning system might be to blame. concern following the death of the couple has led to other holiday—makers being flown home. the first have now arrived back in the uk, as katy austin reports. it is still unclear how men a p pa re ntly it is still unclear how men apparently fit and healthy couple died at this 5—star red sea resort. they both were in their 60s, found ill on tuesday. inspectors found no evidence of toxic gas leaks in their hotel room in the local hospital manager said fumes were unlikely to have caused their deaths. translation: i do not think it was gas poisoning because of a group of

the second biggest event that's ever happened in the country, the first being the visit of popejohn paul iioment and i'll be attending the concert in croke park tonight, where over 80,000 people will be in attendance, one of them being pope francis as well. yes, the atmosphere is great here. people are really looking forward to the event and i think most people are expecting it to be very significant, not only for the church in ireland but the universal church in regards to all of the reports that came out last week and the tragic reports. it's really a chance for pope francis to obviously acknowledge league hurt that's been caused, but also to try to inspire a new generation of catholics —— acknowledge the hurt. also to get people to stand up for christian values that need to be reinforced into the church in ireland. you mentioned about the victims, and obviously the pope has apologised again this week to the victims of clerical abuse, do you think he has handled this well? well, i think pope francis did release his letter during the week and it seems to me that he is genuinely distraught,