In an Oct. 22 video message, the pope launched the opening of registrations for the 41st World Youth Day set to take place Aug. 3–8, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Pope Announces Capital of South Korea as Next World Youth Day Host
In a sign of the rapidly expanding influence that Asian Catholicism is having in the global Church, Pope Francis announced Sunday at the close of World Youth Day (WYD) in Portugal that the next such gathering will be held in Seoul, South Korea.