Pope Francis to attend Dublin event focusing on traditional marriage

In spite of Ireland passing the marriage equality referendum, the Church has insisted the next World Meeting of Families, which the Pope is set to attend in Dublin in 2018, will be “married life between a man and a woman”.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Holy See’s dicastery for the laity, family and life, said Pope Francis will “do everything he can” to come to Ireland next year to attend the ninth global meeting which is being held from August 21-26, 2018.

“If the Pope is possibly able to be there, and circumstances around the world permit him to be able to go there, I’m sure he will do everything he possibly can, at least that’s what he has expressed, to be there.”