Pope Francis Meets The President Of Ireland

DUBLIN, IRELAND - AUGUST 25: Pope Francis meets the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina Coyne at Aras an Uachtarain on August 25, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. Pope Francis is the 266th Catholic Pope and current sovereign of the Vatican. His visit, the first by a Pope since John Paul II's in 1979, is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of Catholics to a series of events in Dublin and Knock. During his visit he will have private meetings with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)