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Congratulations and well done to Shannon Chapman who was awarded the Papal Cross and  Ruth O’Driscoll, Deirdre O’Sullivan, Gemma McCarthy & Meibh Collins   who were presented with their gold medals at  the John Paul II Annual Award Presentation in Mallow. Many thanks to Ms Mangan their teacher for her ongoing support and help.

The Pope John Paul II Award is a faith achievement award for young people between the age of 16 and 18. It is non-competitive, inclusive, flexible and voluntary.

Young people achieve their Award by taking part in parish and social activities – 1 hour per week over 8, 14 or 20 weeks. There are 3 Award levels – Gold, Silver & Bronze. Those that have completed the Gold Award have a further option of completing the Papal Cross Award.

Over 20,000 young people, in 21 dioceses throughout Ireland and the UK have successfully completed the Pope John Paul II Award since it was created in 2006.