Dementia in older people will be the focus of a seminar in Dublin today to mark World Day of the Sick.

Pope Benedict XVI said today he hoped the Turin Winter Olympics would bring out a spirit of fairness and fraternity and help contribute to peace in the world.

Pope John Paul, back in the Vatican after hospital treatment but still frail, sent a message of support to the sick today, saying he feels especially close with them and asking for their prayers.

The Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin has celebrated a special Mass to mark World Day of the Sick.