Youth

IYAB
The second group of IYAB, at the service of the Universal Church, meets the Dicastery

  From December 9-13, 2024, the First Meeting of New Members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) is taking place in Rome. Sharing, mutual listening and spirt of mission Twenty young ...

WYD
Portuguese and Korean Youth in St. Peter’s basilica for the handover of WYDs Symbols

  During the weekend of November 23-24, the 39th World Youth Day was celebrated all around the world. In the Vatican, it was especially celebrated with the ceremonial passing of the Youth Cross ...

WYD
At the end of the celebration, the traditional handing over of WYD symbols from Lisbon to Seoul

  The 39th World Youth Day will be celebrated on Sunday, 24 November 2024, the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. This year, the Holy Father has chosen as its theme the ...

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 ...

IYAB

  The Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life is delighted to announce the appointment of the new members of the International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB), once again composed of 20 young people from ...

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
The dimension of pilgrimage as an inward journey in the Holy Father's Message for the 39th World Youth Day

  «Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary »: this is the passage from the so-called Book of Consolation (Is 40-55) that guides the Message for the 39th World Youth Day. This year, ...

Youth
The Holy Father meets with young people in Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore

  Pope Francis met with young people three times during his long Apostolic Journey in Asian countries, which has just come to an end. In Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore, the Holy ...

WYD Lisbon 2023
Memories and Pope Francis' words in a video released today

  The voice of the Holy Father encouraging the 1.5 million participants not to be afraid of the future, the faces of the pilgrims who came to Lisbon from all over the world and the music of the ...