Pope to confirm two Cork children
Two children from Cork are to be confirmed by Pope Francis in Rome at the weekend.. Emily Mulcahy and Edmond Roche - who are both 12 and from Cobh and Fermoy - are to take part in a Confirmation ceremony in St Peter's Square on Sunday. The two are travelling in response to an invitation received by the Diocese of Cloyne to send a girl and a boy to be confirmed by Pope Francis in a ceremony which is part of the Year of Faith celebrations.
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