Youth Ministry

WYD Seoul 2027
Designed by a team of young people following an online survey, here are its symbols and meanings explained

  The design of the logo for the 41st World Youth Day in Seoul, to be held in 2027, was the first step taken by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) in Seoul and was announced during a Press ...

WYD
During the Press Conference, the handing over of the WYD symbols, which will take place on 24 November in Saint Peters, was also announced

  This morning, 24 September, the Press Conference “Towards World Youth Day Seoul 2027” took place. “You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” and “Take courage! I have ...

WYD
The experiences of 5 young people in the videos by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

  In preparation for the 39th World Youth Day, which will be celebrated in particular Churches on Sunday, 24 November, on the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe, the Dicastery for ...

WYD Seoul 2027
The prayer has been released on the Feast of Christ the King as a spiritual invitation for the global Church to begin preparing for the 2027 gathering

  The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027 published the official prayer that will accompany young people and the entire Church on the pilgrimage toward the next ...

IYAB
For the first time, the young members of the IYAB met with Pope Leo XIV

  For the first time, the young members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) met with Pope Leo XIV. The meeting took place last Friday, at the conclusion of the body’s second in-person ...

IYAB
Two days of study to define work guidelines for the next three years

  “I bring you the greetings of the Prefect, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and his encouragement to continue being valuable collaborators in the mission of the Holy Father and the Holy See, as well as ...

IYAB
Participation, synodality, and mission

  From 28-31 October 2025, the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) is meeting in Rome at the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. This meeting brings together the members of the second ...

Message WYD
Walk with young people to be witnesses of peace and fraternity

  ‘You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” (Jn 15:27) is the verse that guides Pope Leo XIV's Message for the 40th World Youth Day (WYD), which this year will again be ...

WYD Seoul 2027
Pope Leo XIV announces the dates of the next international edition of the World Youth Day

    At the end of the Angelus prayer, immediately after Holy Mass on the occasion of the Youth Jubilee 2025, Pope Leo XIV announced the dates of the next World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027: ...

Family
Today and tomorrow, a study seminar on the ecclesial and pastoral mission in relation to young people and families

  “Dear brothers and sisters, I am pleased that following the celebration of the Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly a group of experts has gathered at ...