Brady: Pope will be invited to visit Ireland

There was surprise and delight in Ireland when the Archbishop of Buenos Aires was announced as the new leader of the world’s 1.2bn Catholics.

Cardinal Seán Brady, who said Pope Francis would be invited to Ireland, said he believed he would continue the policy of Benedict and John Paul to address clerical child sex abuse in Ireland.

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin also welcomed the news and will celebrate Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Francis this Saturday at 6pm in St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin.