Remembering Pope John Paul II 2005

On 8 April 2005 thousands gathered at the Papal Cross in the Phoneix Park for a special remembrance service for Pope John Paul II.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern is among those attending the memorial mass. A million people gathered for mass here during the Pope’s visit in 1979. Many visited the Papal Cross at the Phoenix Park to lay tributes to the Pope and many more were reliving the memories of his visit there in September 1979.

An RTÉ News report from 8 April 2005 on a memorial mass following the pope's death.

Pope John Paul II died on 2 April 2005.