Half a million people are expected to welcome the Pope in person when he comes to Ireland this summer.
On Wednesday the pontiff confirmed he'd lead the World Meeting of Families in Croke Park in August.
The first Papal visit here in almost 40 years, will also include mass in the Phoenix Park, as well as a trip to see the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin.
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Clogher Diocesan Administrator Joseph McGuinness joined Caroline Gauley on the Wider View programme and started by welcoming the news:
These people in the streets had a mixed opinion about the visit:
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