Organisers of World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea have formally unveiled the plans for the event, which is expected to draw more than one million young people from across the world. Source: UCA News.
In a press conference on Monday, the WYD Local Organising Committee said it had finalised the masterplan and had “officially entered the full implementation phase of preparations”.
Seoul Archbishop Peter Chung Soon-taick, who chairs the committee, said the announcement represented far more than an administrative milestone.
“This is not merely the unveiling of an event plan; rather, it is a declaration of faith and hope, a solemn pledge to the young people of the world,” Archbishop Chung said.
The plan is also “an earnest invitation to reflect together on the path that humanity is called to walk as one family under God.”
The prelate added that “Seoul in 2027… will become a city of hope, a city of solidarity, and a city of mission.”
Bishop Paul Kyung-sang Lee, General Coordinator of WYD Seoul 2027, Fr Joseph Young-je Lee, executive secretary of the organising committee, and other officials attended the meeting held at the Omnibus Park Convention Hall of the Catholic University of Korea.
Bishop Lee said that the event will “strengthen the courage to face the challenges of our time, and embrace the spiritual values that guide humanity toward a future of life and hope.”
He said the WYD event will focus on the themes of Truth, Love, and Peace. He noted that the overarching theme of Love embraces care for creation and ecological conversion.
The prelate also announced plans to establish international youth networks dedicated to environmental stewardship, along with symposia and workshops where “young people will share ideas and initiatives for the common good.”
WYD is scheduled to take place from July 29 to August 8, 2027.
The first phase, known as the Days in the Dioceses (July 29 – August 2), will be hosted across Korea’s 15 dioceses, followed by the main events (August 3 – 8), held throughout Seoul, the organising committee said.
The main events will include six central celebrations: the opening Mass, welcome ceremony with Pope Leo XIV, Youth Festival, catechesis, Way of the Cross, and the vigil and the closing Mass.
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Seoul WYD 2027 to focus on care for creation, ecological conversion (UCA News)
