Cork children Rome-bound to be confirmed by Pope

A boy and a girl from Co Cork will have the honour of being the first Irish people to be confirmed by Pope Francis in a ceremony to be held in St Peter’s Square, Rome, next Sunday.

The Vatican wrote to the Diocese of Cloyne inviting it to nominate a boy and girl to travel to Rome for the Confirmation, which will be part of its celebrations for the Year of Faith.

Bishop William Crean decided that, as he was also PP in Fermoy and Cobh, he would carry out a draw among altar servers in both towns. The lucky winners, both aged 12, were Emily Mulcahy from College Manor, Cobh, and Edmond Roche, Baile Árd, Fermoy.