One of Europe’s largest mosaics unveiled at Knock

Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary officially unveiled a huge new mosaic, composed of more than 1.5 million individual pieces, during Mass in Our Lady’s Basilica at Knock Shrine on Sunday, when 15 local people – some of them descendants of those who witnessed the Apparition in 1879 – performed a short candlelit procession. The artwork, which measures 14×14 meters and came in more than 300 sections, is part of a major, two-year refurbishment of Knock Basilica. Photo: Michael McLaughlin