The Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh have led a delegation of young people on a pilgrimage to significant Battle of the Somme sites.
The pilgrimage began at the new Memorial Wall in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin, and concluded at Peace Park in Messines, Belgium.
The delegation of young people included pilgrims from the Archdiocese and Diocese of Armagh; from the Church of Ireland dioceses of Clogher, and Cork; and from the Catholic diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.
They visited the Ulster Tower in Thiepval, France, took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium and visited the Irish Peace Tower in Messines.
Archbishop Eamon Martin said: "The Battle of the Somme has left us with a haunting image we are all familiar with - the thousands of pale, white gravestones dotting the ground which symbolise the lives of the many who were lost.
Archbishop Richard Clarke added: "Coming as we do from very different contexts (both spiritually and geographically) and also carrying very different understandings of our history, we have much to share with one another and much to learn, as we travel and pray our way through places that carry such huge symbolic importance for us all."
