The degree of commemoration and memorialisation by the Government and the State appears to fall somewhat short of the last funeral of a sitting pope, that of John Paul II in 2005. Then-taoiseach ...

As Pope Francis's plane, Shepherd One, with an Irish tricolour and the flag of the ... Not since Pope John Paul II famously kissed the tarmac at Dublin Airport in 1979 had the leader of the ...

Patterson sang twice for Pope John Paul II and, with his wife, Eily O’Grady, twice at the White House. An active leader in the Irish American community, Patterson even epitomized the legendary ...

It was the first trip to this country by a pope ... Irish singles chart. Caitriona Walsh’s “Viva Il Papa” was No. 1 the week before the visit, while’s Jim Tobin’s “Welcome John Paul II ...