History was made on Saturday, 7 March, when more than 8,000 young people gathered at Wembley Arena for Flame 2, one of the largest-ever Catholic youth event to be held in this country.
Organised by the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation, (CYMFed) BBC presenters Alfie Joey and Gilly Hope introduced the stellar line-up of speakers and performers: Cardinal Luis Tagle, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Fr Timothy Radcliffe, Baroness Hollins, David Wells and Matt Redman.
A group of 18 left Exmouth at 6.00 am and didn’t get home until midnight but the young people said it all……
‘It was awesome’
‘I loved it’
‘Brilliant’!
‘When can we go again?’
‘Cardinal Tagle was amazing….’
‘Wasn’t sure about the colour of the tee shirts but they really worked!’
‘I thought it was absolutely great and uplifting! It was great to see so many
young people and also experience inspirational talks from speakers like David
Wells and Cardinal Tagle from the Philippines! I can’t wait for Flame 3!’