Seoul prepares to host 2027 World Youth Day pilgrimage

As the one-year countdown to World Youth Day Seoul 2027 began on August 3, the Local Organizing Committee announced its progress in preparing the South Korean city to welcome young Catholic pilgrims from around the world. The committee released the official theme song for the event and launched a tree-planting initiative as part of its preparations. Cardinal Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, emphasized the Vatican's commitment to the gathering with the phrase "Walk alongside young people towards Seoul 2027." World Youth Day, a major gathering of young Catholics held every few years in different cities around the globe, draws hundreds of thousands of participants. The Seoul event represents a significant undertaking for the city and the global Catholic community, with organizers working to coordinate logistics, accommodations, and programming for the expected influx of young pilgrims and their leaders.

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Source: Vatican News — https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-07/world-youth-day-seoul-preparations-theme-song-tree-planting.html