World Youth Day in Seoul

National synodal teams should see themselves not as another layer of authority in the Church, but as facilitators helping bishops, clergy and pastoral communities discover practical ways of living synodality, said Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, Vice President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC).

The Laudato Si' Movement, in partnership with the World Youth Day Seoul 2027 Local Organizing Committee, has launched a global tree-planting campaign inviting Catholics worldwide to prepare for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 through a concrete act of care for creation.

Pope Leo XIV received South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in a private audience at the Vatican on June 15, reaffirming the longstanding relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Korea.

The Archbishop of Seoul has emphasized that the upcoming World Youth Day, which will be hosted by South Korea next year, is not just a large-scale event but also “a time of grace to meet God among young people around the world."

The Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea has launched a project that aims to transform scrapped barbed wire from the North-South Korean border into a “Cross of Peace.”

The Archbishop of Seoul said one of the main goals of the upcoming World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea will be to address the growing problem of isolation among young people in an increasingly competitive world.

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027, together with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, has officially opened the Theme Song Contest, inviting musicians and composers from around the world to create the hymn that will accompany millions of young pilgrims at the next global youth gathering.

The next World Youth Day (WYD) will mark a historic milestone for the Catholic Church when it is held in Seoul, South Korea, from August 3 to 8, 2027, the first time this global gathering of Catholic youth will take place in a non-Christian country.

The next World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, will be held from August 3 to 8, 2027, Pope Leo XIV announced on August 3.