{"id":519,"date":"2018-02-07T07:49:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=519"},"modified":"2018-02-07T07:49:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T12:49:42","slug":"speculation-mounts-that-pope-could-visit-mountjoy-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=519","title":{"rendered":"Speculation Mounts that Pope Could Visit Mountjoy Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is speculation that Pope Francis could visit Mountjoy Prison in Dublin when he comes to Ireland this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Prison Service has said that no formal application has been made, but it stands ready to assist if required.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Irish Sun, the possibility has been raised with the Taoiseach&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p>The paper also reports Pope Francis will appear at a special event at Croke Park on August 25, before heading to the Phoenix Park.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/MountjoyPrisonEntrance17_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/MountjoyPrisonEntrance17_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/MountjoyPrisonEntrance17_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/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-519\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=519&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-519\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=519&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-519\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=519&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=519\" 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>There is speculation that Pope Francis could visit Mountjoy Prison in Dublin when he comes to Ireland this year. 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