Posing for photos with the Pope

Pope Francis will visit Ireland this August.

He's to attend the World Meeting of Families which takes place in Croke Park in Dublin from the 21st to the 26th.

Confirmation of the visit came on the same day two families with links to the region met with the Pope in Rome.

Brenda Tobin, who's originally from Belturbet, along with her husband Bryan and two children and Mary Bushell - originally from the small parish of Tang, her husband Michael and two children Olivia and Molly presented the pope with the world meeting of families icon at the Vatican.

The meeting was brief but they shook hands with the Pope, told him about the icon and he even posed for photos.

So what is the Pope really like? Take a listen here...