“John Sullivan didn’t do pomp and ceremony; he is, after all, a People’s Saint,” said Bishop Denis Nulty.

The complete Papal Mass programme reached an audience that beat the All-Ireland Hurling Final viewership, with 1.1 million viewers tuning in at some point during the Papal Mass broadcast.

"Churchservices.tv is providing valuable access and RTÉ is delighted to be able to facilitate the service.”

Relics will be present at the Opening Ceremony of the World Meeting of Families in the RDS on Tuesday 21 August and they will also be in the sanctuary in the Phoenix Park for the Papal Mass on Sunday 26 August.

The available infrastructure in Dublin cannot cater for all those who have indicated that they are coming by car.

Music by Irish composers will feature prominently at the Mass, along with a handful of international composers.

As of Monday morning, over 480,000 tickets out of 500,000 had been booked for the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families 2018.

Pope Francis to visit Knock and the Phoenix Park in Dublin on Sunday 26 August.

“As a diocese, as a faith family, we have so much this Chrism Night to give thanks for; our priests and the witness they give, sometimes at a cost to their own health and mental well-being” - Bishop Denis Nulty.

Over 2,500 students from 70 different schools perform three pieces which have been specially written for the World Meeting of Families in August.

“Don’t just prepare your rucksacks and your banners – but your hearts and minds as well”.