Dublin, Ireland, Mar 22, 2017 / 23:08 pm
Just a little more than a year away, the Archdiocese of Dublin released a video Wednesday inviting families from around the world to come together in Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in August 2018.
"I'm very pleased to have been asked to host this meeting, and to invite you to join with us in preparing for this event, and hopefully also to come to Dublin, to celebrate with families from all around the world," Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin says in the video.
The next World Meeting of Families will be held Aug. 22-26, 2018. As the promo video, released March 22, says, it will include – "God-willing – having Pope Francis join us for the Festival of Families and the final Mass."
Pope Francis' visit to Dublin in 2018 will be a significant moment for Ireland, since it has been almost 40 years since their last visit from a Pope, Ireland's ambassador to the Holy See, Emma Madigan, told CNA in January.