Harney thanks Pope for help

At a private audience in Castelgandolfo, the Pope's summer residence, yesterday the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, thanked Pope John Paul…

At a private audience in Castelgandolfo, the Pope's summer residence, yesterday the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, thanked Pope John Paul for the role played by the Catholic Church in developing the peace process in the North.

She also had a meeting there with Cardinal Sodono, the Vatican Secretary of State, during which they discussed "a range of issues related to education and the family".

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