The 2021 Pope John Paul II award took place in St Eugene's Cathedral instead of the usual venue of Millennium Forum due to Covid regulations. over 300 young people of the Derry Diocese completed the award in the most difficult and challenging year of lockdowns and restrictions, however these young people continued to help in their parish, help in their community, and enrich their own faith as well as those around them by their wonderful example and conviction.
At this award ceremony we had Baroness Nuala O loan as a guest speaker who gave a powerful and inspiring speech to the young people and we had Derek Ryan as a guest speaker.