Knock on par with Lourdes as Pope upgrades Mayo shrine

Pope Francis lights a candle at the Knock Shrine, in Knock, County Mayo on August 26, 2018, during his visit to Ireland Picture: CIRO FUSCO/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis has upgraded the Knock shrine in Co Mayo to international status.

The shrine is now to be known as an International Sanctuary of Special Eucharistic and Marian Devotion.