Pope may visit Ireland in 2018, report claims

It has emerged that the Pope may visit Ireland in 2018 to attend the Catholic Church’s World Meeting of Families which is due to be held in Dublin.

The Irish Catholic newspaper claimed the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, had said he had discussed a visit with Pope Francis, and the Pontiff had said either he would come, or his successor would.

The Catholic World Meeting of Families is staged every three years in a different location around the world, and is usually attended by the Pope.