Bells will ring out at Catholic cathedrals across the country this evening – including at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Thurles – to mark the official start of the World Meeting of Families.
Pope Francis is attending the global gathering from Saturday.
Ahead of the meeting, he’s issued an apology for the church’s failures in dealing with clerical sex abuse.
Nenagh native Maeve Lewis from campaign group One in Four says the papal letter lacks practical details.
