Pope Francis has arrived in the United States.

Pope Francis has apologised for the sins, offences and crimes committed by the Catholic Church against indigenous peoples during the colonial-era conquest of the Americas.

Ginmhilleadh, the Irish word for abortion, means ‘the destruction of the unborn’.

Pope Francis proclaimed his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in front of more than 500,000 pilgrims, hailing both as courageous men who withstood the tragedies of the 20th century.