Dates for World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea announced

The theme will be: “Take courage, I have overcome the world.”

The Pope made the announcement on Sunday, August 3, in a message before praying the Angelus at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, east of Rome, where he had just celebrated Mass for 1 million participants from 146 countries.

“After this jubilee, the ‘pilgrimage of hope’ of young people continues and will take us to Asia,” the Pontiff said in the message.

“I renew the invitation that Pope Francis extended in Lisbon two years ago,” he added, referring to World Youth Day in Portugal in 2023. This new edition of World Youth Day, he said, will mark an important stage in the faith journey of the new generations.

Leo XIV concluded his Angelus address with a powerful missionary call: “You, young pilgrims of hope, will be witnesses of this to the ends of the earth! I look forward to seeing you in Seoul: Let us continue to dream together and to hope together.”

The 2027 World Youth Day will be the first to be held in South Korea and the second in Asia, following the historic gathering of young people in Manila, Philippines, in 1995.

The Pontiff defined the Jubilee of Youth, held in Rome from July 28 to August 3, as “an outpouring of grace for the Church and for the whole world!” He also thanked the 1 million pilgrims who attended for their witness and enthusiasm.

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Pope Leo XIV announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea (By Victoria Cardiel/CNA)