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President Biden "in tears" after meeting priest who gave last rites to his son

President Joe Biden has broken down in tears at Knock Shrine in Co Mayo after a chance meeting with the priest who performed the last rites sacrament on his son Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015.

The parish priest of Knock, Fr Richard Gibbons, told the BBC that the chaplain who gave the last rites to the president’s son is now working at Knock shrine.

Fr Frank O’Grady was the priest that performed the last rites and met with Mr Biden.

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