People remembering the late pope described him as "unique" and spoke of his "compassion and bravery". In Belfast, Lord Mayor Micky Murray officially opened the book while Fr Tim Bartlett, the main organiser of the late Pope's visit to Ireland in 2018, was in attendance.

A clerical abuse survivor has spoken of how Pope Francis put his hands to his head and shook it in disgust when she told him about mother and baby homes and other abuses when the pontiff visited Ireland.