Peace march as Limerick hosts Christian youth congress

NEARLY 700 people attending an international religious congress staged a peace walk through the streets of Limerick at the weekend.

Saturday’s walk was one of the events of the Religious Youth Congress, which attracted delegates from 23 countries.

One of the ceremonies was a Mass yesterday at which the chief concelebrant was Fr Joe Tobin from the US. He is superior general of the Redemptorist order, which has 5,500 priests and brothers worldwide.