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The Pope's words are resonating with this young one at St Mary's Pro Cathedral.

It's a busy period for Croke Park - this week, it's the Pope. Next week it's the All-Ireland gaelic football final between Dublin and Tyrone.

One event may be slightly more tense and fractious than the other.

Sinead and Dennis are a newly-engaged couple and spoke at St Mary's Pro Cathedral.

After speaking, they met Pope Francis - one of several newly engaged or newly-married couples to meet the pontiff at the cathedral.

The Pope has arrived at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. He's saying a silent prayer in front of a candle dedicated to abuse survivors.

Pope Francis is greeting pilgrims in his Popemobile during the short ride to St Mary's Pro-Cathedral in Dublin.

Embarking on the more public-facing phase of his visit, Pope Francis has paid tribute to the relics of the venerable Matt Talbot, known as the patron for those struggling to stay sober, to cheers from the waiting crowds in Dublin. He'll shortly meet newly-married men and women, those who are recently engaged and older couples at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral.

Pope Francis is due to take to the streets of Dublin later to greet the hordes of people who are patiently waiting there. And the mode of transport? The Popemobile of course.

Could this be the youngest person to meet the Pope during his two-day visit to Ireland? This little one is among the crowd waiting for the Pope at St Mary's Pro Cathedral.

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The Northern Ireland peace process was a major theme of both Pope Francis' and Leo Varadkar's speeches earlier, and some Northern Ireland political leaders were there to hear those words.

Among those spotted in the audience were Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy and Martina Anderson, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Ulster Unionist Robbie Butler.

Not in attendance, however, was any representative from the Democratic Unionist Party - its leader Arlene Foster said she could not attend the Pope's visit as she would be on a family holiday. Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill wasn't there either as she's recovering from a broken leg but Conor Murphy and Martina Anderson were there on behalf of the party.

The Pope is due to meet 350 engaged and recently married couples from every diocese in Ireland within the next hour during his visit to St Mary's Pro Cathedral. BBC News NI's Leanna Byrne has spoken to one such couple, James and Louise.

Popemania isn't limited to just Dublin. Tomorrow, the pontiff will visit Knock in County Mayo - home of Knock Shrine, one of Ireland's holiest sites.

Clergymen from many denominations listened intently during the papal speech at Dublin Castle earlier. They included Rev Billy Davison, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland, Rev Charles McMullen, Presbyterian moderator and Richard Clarke the Archbishop of Armagh.

Pope Francis' speech at Dublin Castle featured some changes to the version released to the press ahead of delivery - including some stronger words on how the church has dealt with scandals such as clerical sex abuse and other "repugnant crimes".

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In one extra section, he said he had recently reiterated "a greater commitment to eliminating this scourge in the Church; at any cost, moral and of suffering".

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Pope Francis speech will take up plenty of headlines but the words of Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar were just as notable.

He issued a strong warning for the Pope to take action against clergy involved in child abuse and any cover ups.

"There can only be zero tolerance for those who abuse children or who facilitate that abuse," he said,

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The Pope, who is visiting the World Meeting of Families in Ireland, also heard Mr Varadkar, a gay man, speak out against the traditional Catholic teaching on the family.

He said: “We have voted in our parliament and by referendum to modernise our laws - understanding that marriages do not always work, that women should make their own decisions, and that families come in many forms including those headed by a grandparent, lone parent or same-sex parents or parents who are divorced and remarried."

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BBC News NI

Earlier this morning, the streets were quiet in Dublin's north inner city, close to where the Pope will shortly visit the Capuchin Day Centre.

Some houses nearby, though, have rolled out some papal-themed bunting for the occasion.