“Helping and caring for others is a beautiful example of God’s closeness in times of need and his living mercy active in our lives."

In 2015 service helped almost three quarters of a million refugees.

“How beautiful; tell your parishioners to pray for me," Pope responds to image of 'Our Lady Undoer of Knots' from the shrine of Corpus Christi Church in Limerick.

Fr Tony O’Riordan invited to Rome to receive the special mandate in person from Pope Francis during an Ash Wednesday ceremony in St Peter's Basilica.