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Celebrants gathered at the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the launch event for World Youth Day 2027. / Credit: Korean Culture and Information Service via Wikimedia Commons

Seoul Paves the Way for World Youth Day 2027 with Launch Event

Aug 1, 2024

The launch event for World Youth Day 2027 was held at the Myeongdong Cathedral on July 28 and drew more than 1,000 young attendees.

A group of South Koreans pray at World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. | Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú / ACI Prensa

The Challenges Facing South Korea in Organizing the Next World Youth Day

Aug 12, 2023

A Mexican missionary in South Korea, a priest from the Diocese of Seoul, and a woman religious from Korea who resides in Spain explained the expectations and difficulties of organizing the next World Youth Day in 2027 to ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner.

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