andal . ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁d oss ier . ▁ ▁World ▁Me eting ▁of ▁Famil ies ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁V at ican ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁World ▁Me eting ▁of ▁Famil ies ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 .. ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , P ope ▁Francis ▁announced ▁Far rell ▁would ▁lead ▁the ▁new ▁Dic aster y ▁for ▁the ▁La ity , ▁Family ▁and ▁Life ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁W MO F . ▁Following ▁his ▁appointment , ▁Far rell ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁pap al ▁visit ▁to ▁Ireland ▁will ▁insp ire ▁us ▁and ▁turn ▁around ▁neg ativity ▁towards ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁Att endance ▁Organ is ers ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁sold ▁out ▁tick ets ▁for ▁the ▁Pap al ▁Mass ▁in ▁Phoenix ▁Park , ▁Dublin ▁where ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁celebrated ▁mass ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 1 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁( 3 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ). ▁▁ ▁Organ is ers ▁said ▁that ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tick ets ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁for ▁the ▁mass ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁Office ▁of ▁Public ▁Works ▁in ▁Ireland ▁confirmed ▁that ▁ 1 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁( 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ).