Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for clerical child sex abuse
He made the comments during a visit to Knock Shrine in County Mayo
The Pope later celebrated Mass in front of huge crowds at Dublin's Phoenix Park
He spent two days in the Republic of Ireland
On Saturday, the pontiff expressed shame at the Church's failings on abuse
He also met eight Irish abuse survivors
It was the first papal visit to Ireland since Pope John Paul II's trip in 1979
It is absolutely miserable at Ireland West Airport (see below) but that murky shape you can just about make out through the mist is Pope Francis' plane after landing at Knock.
Good morning and welcome to the second day of our live coverage of Pope Francis' visit to Ireland.
Image source, PETER MOLONEYAfter a busy day in Dublin yesterday, the pontiff is expected at the Knock Marian Shrine in County Mayo within the next hour, and this afternoon he'll say Mass in Phoenix Park in Dublin. Stay with us for rest of the day.
And with that, Pope Francis brings the curtain down on Croke Park's Festival of Families and an extremely busy day.
Day two of the Pope's visit to Ireland will begin in Knock, County Mayo on Sunday morning. We'll be back with full live coverage from 9.30am. Join us then. Good night!
The Pope brings his address to the Croke Park audience to a close by asking that "Mary our mother, queen of the family, queen of peace, sustain all of you on your journey of life, love and happiness".
He then asks the thousands in the stadium to join him in prayer, before signing off: "Rest well and see you tomorrow."
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The survivors of abuse who met the Pope earlier have released a letter, in which they described the meeting as "polite and cordial".
The discussion is said to have focused on the plight of past residents of Catholic homes for mothers and babies and victims of forced and illegal adoption
Image source, Getty ImagesThe letter said: "Around 100,000 single mothers who were forcibly separated from their babies were regularly told it was a mortal sin to search for, or even contact, their own sons and daughters.
"As an act of healing, Pope Francis, we ask that you make it clear to the now elderly and dying community of natural mothers and adoptees that there is no sin in reunion and rather that it is a joyous event that should be encouraged and facilitated by the Catholic Church."
The Pope is speaking about the importance of peacemaking in families - and asks the thousands around Croke Park to repeat after him the three words that we need to learn: "Sorry, please and thank you."
"I can't hear you!" he urges the crowd, to chant the three words louder.
"Beware of cold wars within the family," he adds.
Pope Francis working the crowd like an absolute pro here.
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The Pope says there's no such thing as the “perfect family”.
“Without the practice of forgiveness, families can grow sick and gradually collapse”, he says.
Addressing the crowd at Croke Park, he says families everywhere are “challenged to keep growing, to keep moving forward, even amid difficulties and limitations”.
“All of us are part of a great chain of families stretching back to the beginning of time. Our families are a treasury of living memory, as children become parents and grandparents in turn.”
This tweet from the Rome correspondent of The Tablet, an international Catholic news publication, indicates the level of language used by the Pope when meeting abuse survivors earlier today.
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The Pope is on his feet and speaking to the huge crowd at the Festival of Families.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Irish soprano Celine Byrne are performing a show-stopping duet on stage. Andrea Bocelli will perform again before the night is over.
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A huge cheer goes up around Croke Park as a young woman takes the opportunity of a lifetime and snaps a selfie with Pope Francis.
The young woman was meeting the Pope following a speech by Missy Collins, an Irish Traveller and campaigner.
We're not sure who's the biggest star here - the Pope or Daniel O'Donnell's jacket.
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Christina McSorley
BBC News NI
Janda Hassan is now addressing the Festival of Families at Croke Park - Janda is from Syria and has been a student at St Mary's College in Londonderry for the last two years.
Rebecca Wright, Shannon Knox, and Eirínn Baird (above) are in Dublin supporting their schoolmate - Shannon is the school's head girl while Rebecca and Eirínn are deputy head girls.
Janda was nominated by the Michaela Foundation to deliver a speech at the Croke Park.
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BBC News NI
Nearly 40 years after Pope John Paul II received an emphatic welcome, Pope Francis is visiting a different Ireland.
It is more secular, far more liberal and, in many cases, angry.
Image source, Getty ImagesYoung Irish dancers perform for the papal entourage as part of the Festival of Families in Croke Park, before a huge performance of Riverdance, featuring hundreds of Irish dancers.
Dame Street - smack dab in the middle of Dublin - has seen plenty of people out to see the Pope.
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Meanwhile, BBC News NI reporter Christina McSorley sent this picture from Lower Bridge Street in Dublin, where crowds were a bit sparser.
