Outside the landmark twin-spired cathedral, flags of the Vatican City flew at half-mast as people arrived to pay their respects. Barry O’Neill, Clara O’Neill, Claire O’Neill, Ben Og O’Neill and Conan McGerr at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh (David Young/PA). He travelled to the Knock Shrine in Co Mayo in 2018 to see Pope Francis just as he had journeyed to Galway in 1979 when Pope John Paul II had visited Ireland. “Just to light a candle and say a prayer.”Patrick Douglas paid his respects at St Patrick’s Cathedral (David Young/PA). “Everybody’s here to pay their respects to a really nice man,” she added.

Source: The Times April 21, 2025 16:27 UTC