Youth
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 ...
John Paul II Youth Foundation
A concert in support of activities for young people and youth ministry
A concert evening promoted by the John Paul II Youth Foundation, an instrumental body of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, organised together with the Hungarian Academy in Rome ...
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
Musicians and composers worldwide are invited to create the official hymn for the next World Youth Day in Seoul
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of World Youth Day (WYD) Seoul 2027, together with the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, is pleased to announce the launch of the WYD Theme Song ...
Family
De Paula Souza: “Young people’s enthusiasm and vision of the future can help change reality”
The Secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Dr. Gleison De Paula Souza, was invited to speak on the theme “A future of inclusion for young pilgrims of hope. How to ...
Laity
Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, examples of holiness for young people
“Dear friends, Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them ...
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: ...