The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Ireland (all times local):11 p.m.Pope Francis is facing a lukewarm reception and scattered protests on his trip to Ireland. ———1:50 p.m.Ireland's prime minister has urged Pope Francis to use his "office and influence" to ensure clergy sex abuse victims worldwide receive "justice and truth and healing." Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar addressed the pope on Saturday as Francis began the first papal visit to Ireland in nearly four decades. Varadkar acknowledged the Catholic Church had provided generations of Catholics with education and health care when the Irish government did not. The pope's visit to Ireland risks being dominated by criticism over the Catholic Church hierarchy's handling of predator priests who sexually abused children.

Source: ABC News August 25, 2018 07:20 UTC