Preparations are in full swing for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, where Pope Leo XIV is expected to join young Catholics from around the world for the second World Youth Day ever held in Asia.
The 3-8 August, 2027, gathering comes more than three decades after the first World Youth Day in Asia, which drew 4 million to 5 million people to Manila with St John Paul II in 1995, setting a Guinness World Record for largest attendance at a papal event at the time.
With pilgrim registration and volunteer signups opening in October, World Youth Day attendees can also take part in “Days in the Diocese” before the main event, staying with host families and parish communities across South Korea.
Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung said, “The year ahead will be the time to complete our preparations and welcome young people from every part of the world.
“We will do everything possible to make WYD Seoul 2027 a celebration of hope and a witness to the hospitality and solidarity of Korea and Seoul.”
Father Michael Duck Young Kong encourages young people to embrace Korea’s rich Catholic heritage with the witness of many martyrs.
