{"id":1442,"date":"2018-04-30T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2018-04-30T08:11:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T13:11:45","slug":"taoiseach-to-meet-with-pope-when-he-visits-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442","title":{"rendered":"Taoiseach to Meet with Pope When He Visits in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/exam130114PopeFrancisThoughtful_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/exam130114PopeFrancisThoughtful_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/exam130114PopeFrancisThoughtful_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Pope is to meet the Taoiseach when he visits Ireland this August.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will have a private discussion in Dublin Castle before attending a banquet with other politicians, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay, Pope Francis will also visit Croke Park for the World Meeting of Families and celebrate a public mass in the Phoenix Park.<\/p>\n<p>The visit will mark the first Papal visit to Ireland in almost 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Taoiseach Leo Varadkar welcomed the announcement of the Pope&#8217;s visit, saying: &#8220;On behalf of the Government I welcome the announcement by Pope Francis of his intention to come to Ireland in August for the World Meeting of Families.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I look forward to meeting him during his visit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1442\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1442\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1442\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1442\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pope is to meet the Taoiseach when he visits Ireland this August. The pair will have a private discussion in Dublin Castle before attending a banquet with other politicians, according to the Daily Mail. 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