Apoteósico final. Despedida dando el do de pecho.
— Eva Fernández (@evaenlaradio) August 25, 2018
Nesun Norma por Bocelli
Concluye la primera jornada del #Papa en #Dublin#PapaenIrlanda @religion_cope @TRECE_es pic.twitter.com/Ve3mlH3RdI
Andrea Bocelli closes the concert with Nessun Dorma.
Back in the Skoda... Pope Francis leaving Croke Park #PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/klPgX20G8M
— Philip Bromwell (@philipbromwell) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis leaves Croke Park
@Pontifex_fr "L’amour du Christ qui renouvelle toute chose est ce qui rend possible le mariage et un amour conjugal caractérisé par la fidélité, l’indissolubilité, l’unité et l’ouverture à la vie." #WMOF18 #PopeInIreland #Canada #Québec #catholique #amour pic.twitter.com/Efq23w5Msh
— Sel + Lumière Média (@seletlumieretv) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis addresses Croke Park audience
Pope Francis warns of how social media can "imprison us in a virtual reality" if it's used too much at the #FestivalOfFamilies at Croke Park #PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/I5oGG17EdT
— Stephen Murphy (@StephenMNews) August 25, 2018
'Welcome to Dublin - the greatest city in the world' #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/6mk6qzZFAZ
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Andrea Bocelli #avemaria #WMOF18 #popeinireland @BBCNewsNI pic.twitter.com/hr9vcpC716
— Karen Atkinson (@SurferRosaGirl) August 25, 2018
Andrea Bocelli serenades the crowd with Ava Maria.
Riverdance takes to the stage.
Pope Francis has arrived at the Festival of Famillies in Croke Park.
The Pope's arrival at Croke Park. #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/Bz9eCrGuGG
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Rapturous applause for #PopeFrancis who is doing a lap of Croke Park now. He’s smiling and giving thumbs up to the crowd. #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/qsROqx39hK
— Leanna Byrne (@Leanna_Byrne) August 25, 2018
#WMOF2018 #POPEINIRELAND #Papa Francesco è arrivato al Croke Park Stadium di Dublino per la Festa delle Famiglie. Segui la diretta su https://t.co/BQwUX9p1ZG pic.twitter.com/KBwKr23sgO
— SIR (@agensir) August 25, 2018
Nathan Carter takes to the stage.
.@iamNATHANCARTER sings @remhq ‘Everybody Hurts’ at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland during concert for Pope Francis #REM #NathanCarter #PopeFrancisInIreland pic.twitter.com/l3joM359sF
— Ken Sweeney (@KenSweeney) August 25, 2018
#FestivalofFamilies is underway at Croke Park as the crowd await the arrival of Pope Francis.
Mná na hÉireann at the centre of #popeinireland 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/HaHUHbuGey
— Kevin Sharkey (@tv_KevinSharkey) August 25, 2018
The Mexican waves have begun.
Absolutely brilliant atmosphere in Croke Park - and we haven’t even started yet!! Non stop Mexican waves #PopeInIreland #PopeInIreland #WMOF2018 pic.twitter.com/Hwqf4hAFyF
— A Kildare woman (@Petra_C) August 25, 2018
Croke Park fills up anticpating Pontiff's arrival, a part of the Festival of Families.
.@CrokePark awaits @Pontifex for #FestivalOfFamilies #PopeinIreland #WMOF2018 pic.twitter.com/soXhEWs0Yp
— CatholicBishops (@CatholicBishops) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis will be among the attendees at the Festival of Families at Croke Park. | Full coverage: https://t.co/w07ak70WbF #popeinireland https://t.co/DuUJyDNZBU
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Pontiff makes his way to the Day Centre for Homeless Families of the Capuchin Fathers.
At the Capuchin Day Centre @Pontifex urged those who use the service to trust and lean on the Capuchin brothers who want to help them and their families #PopeinIreland #WMOF2018 pic.twitter.com/CjpfWiarIT
— CatholicBishops (@CatholicBishops) August 25, 2018
.@Pontifex at home in the heart of the Capuchin Day Centre with Br Kevin Crowley, Capuchin community, staff, volunteers and all those who visit there #Homeless #poor #unemployed #needy @frbryanshortall #PapalVisit #WMOF2018 #PápaInÉirinn #PopeinIreland via @rte pic.twitter.com/yvvILer3ca
— Brian Kerrigan (@peterhenry9) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis meets 500 engaged or newly married couples in St. Mary's Cathedral.
"Marriage is not simply an institution but a vocation, a conscious and lifelong decision, to care for, help and protect each other"
"El matrimonio no es simplemente una institución sino una vocación, una decisión consciente y para toda la vida, a cuidarse, ayudarse y protegerse mutuamente" #PopeInIreland #WMOF2018 pic.twitter.com/nRW5USxLMc
— Zenit News Agency - Español (@zenitespanol) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis gathers in silence in front of a lighted candle in memory of the victims of sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy.
Pope Francis takes to the streets of Dublin in the Pope Mobile.
#PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/V5QQBS4jKf
— gui (@oguimoraes) August 25, 2018
And he’s off! #PopeMobile #PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/ksgpYBjwqx
— Kim Buckley (@KiiimBuckley) August 25, 2018
Pope Mobile waiting for the Pontiff on Sean MC Dermot St before he makes his to the Pro Cathedral #PopeInIreland pic.twitter.com/MPFwwQxTjk
— Kim Buckley (@KiiimBuckley) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar have both made speeches as the Pontiff arrived at Dublin Castle.
Mr Varadkar has acknowledged the "dark aspects" of the Catholic Church’s history in his speech in front of Pope Francis at Dublin Castle.
'Wounds are still open and there is much to be done' says @campaignforleo pic.twitter.com/KWydjCu3Kc
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
The Pope, meanwhile, spoke of his “pain and shame” at the failure of church authorities to tackle the “grave scandal” of clerical abuse in Ireland.
.@Pontifex says he shares 'pain and shame of Catholic community' over abuse scandals pic.twitter.com/5mztgWSl3A
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis has arrived at the home of the President, Áras an Uachtaráin, in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
He was greeted by president Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina.
The Irish greeting party also included Irish government minister for children and youth affairs Katherine Zappone.
At Áras an Uachtaráin, @Pontifex greeted by President Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina @PresidentIRL pic.twitter.com/AvKHyg3Fqe
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Pope Francis also planted a tree at Áras an Uachtaráin at his meeting with President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina Higgins.
The message from @Pontifex in the Áras visitor’s book. “With gratitude for the warm welcome I have received, I assure you and the people of Ireland of my prayers that Almighty God may guide and protect you all. Francis.” pic.twitter.com/pOjLgeaxsv
— Will Goodbody (@willgoodbody) August 25, 2018
The tree-planting ceremony got under way after the pontiff was greeted at the president’s official residence.
Francis planted an Irish oak tree on the lawn in front of the south portico. In doing so, he became the second Pope to plant a tree on the grounds of the residence.
Pope John Paul II planted an Irish oak on the same lawn during the last papal visit in 1979.
.@Pontifex plants a native Irish Oak in the grounds of the Áras https://t.co/7VJB2h1lHi pic.twitter.com/xpLJpgcvMz
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
Other dignitaries who have planted trees on the lawn at Áras an Uachtaráin include former US presidents John F Kennedy and Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II.
Both the Queen and President Obama planted English oak trees during their visits to Ireland in 2011.
Ireland’s first president Douglas Hyde planted a Cornish elm on the north lawn of Aras in 1939.
Since then, each of the country’s nine presidents has planted an official tree on the grounds of the residence.
The tree-planting tradition dates back to Queen Victoria, who planted the first official tree on the grounds in the mid 1800s.
On the plane to Ireland, the Pope spoke about this being his second time attending the World Meeting of Families and of returning to Ireland for the first time 38 years.
On the flight to Dublin, @Pontifex spoke of returning to Ireland after 38 years pic.twitter.com/vYFQXXbc7j
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
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Senior Irish clerics and other dignitaries gathered on the apron of the runway to greet the Pope clapped as the Alitalia flight landed at 10.26am.
Irish and Vatican flags were flown from the cockpit window as the aircraft taxied toward its stand.
After walking down the steps from the plane, the Pope was greeted by Tánaiste Simon Coveney, his wife Ruth and their three daughters Jessica, Beth and Annalise.
Mr Coveney’s youngest daughter, five-year-old Annalise, presented Francis with a bouquet of flowers.
.@Pontifex sets foot in Ireland | #popeinireland pic.twitter.com/7yFgGsnVGA
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 25, 2018
The bouquet included thistles, yellow and white roses and green foliage.
The Boland family, who attended the World Meeting of Families, presented him with a vestment they designed.
The Pope’s Skoda ready to pick him up when he arrives at @DublinAirport for #popeInIreland pic.twitter.com/d989ntBWJd
— Micheal Mac Suibhne (@MicMacSuibh) August 25, 2018
In the capital, yellow and white flags of the Vatican were flying along the River Liffey on Saturday morning to mark the Papal visit.
Dublin City Council workers were out in force from before dawn preparing the streets.
One predicted a long day ahead.
"We started putting the barriers and railings out at 4am this morning and we weren't told what time the work would be done," he said.
"It's a big job, so I'm not even sure how many of us they have in the city centre at the minute, but it couldn't be far off 100."
Soline Humbert, from Versailles near Paris and aged 62, was a steward at the last papal visit in 1979 looking after lost children.
She works with Women's Ordination Worldwide and said Vatican files on abuse should be opened.
"Unless the truth comes out, and we know that as Christians, and we know that as Catholics, there is no movement forward, there is no resurrection, there is no transformation and trust cannot be re-established until the truth is acknowledged.
"It is very painful and it will be very disturbing but the truth is buried in the bottom, in the secret archives, of a lot of dioceses and especially in the Vatican.
"The Pope does need to acknowledge that it was the policy of the Vatican to prevent scandal, and by scandal I mean that the abuse would come to the surface."