80 years after historic meeting with Pope, Irish Regiment returns to the Vatican

80 years after historic meeting with Pope, Irish Regiment returns to the Vatican

Vatican news Eighty years ago today, the Irish Brigade became the first group of Allied soldiers to meet Pope Pius XII after the liberation of Rome from the Nazis. Vatican News spoke with Major General Colin Weir. By Joseph Tulloch 80 years ago today, the 12thth June 1944, a group of soldiers from the 38th…