The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Pope Francis announces six-day visit to Ireland
Pope Francis is to visit Ireland for six days in August, it has been confirmed.
The 81-year-old Pontiff will arrive in Dublin on Saturday August 25 and will take part in the Festival of Families, a faith-based cultural concert, in Croke Park.
He will also celebrate Mass in Pheonix Park on the Sunday.
Further details of the papal schedule are to be released at a later date and it is not known whether Pope Francis will travel across the border into Northern Ireland.
Confirmation of the visit comes after months of speculation.
The announcement has been welcomed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.