The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, has said he does not believe a senior clergyman in the United States is snubbing the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

Rachel Zoll, Vatican City

Overwhelmed Italian officials said they will cut off the queue of pilgrims hoping to see Pope John Paul’s body at St Peter’s Basilica tonight as a massive line snaked down a wide boulevard, through ancient alleyways and onto a bridge.