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Pope Leo says restlessness is to be kept, not anesthetized. It is to be inhabited, then spent in schools and universities, in the fields and on the streets....
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Bishop Vincent echoed Pope Leo's invitation to young people: "Let us begin a journey that will lead us to the International World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027!" ...
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Pilgrimage coordinators from dioceses, eparchies and Catholic organisations met recently through the National World Youth Day Coordinators Network, facilitated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s National Centre for Evangelisation....
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In the lead up to World Youth Day 2027 in Korea, a documentary team interviewed locals from the Diocese of Parramatta to understand the impact of World Youth Day Sydney 2008 for Australia’s youth and the Catholic Church. The video, produced by Korean Catholic media company CPBC, features interviews with many people in the Catholic Church in Sydney who were involved in WYD in...
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Following Pope Leo's announcement of the dates for World Youth Day in 2027, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life extends an invitation to bishops and youth ministry offices worldwide to start their journeys towards the global event....
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Hosting World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul in 2027 presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the Church in Korea. Until now, WYD has always been held in Europe and the Americas, with the exception of Australia (2008) and the Philippines (1995). However, as English is an official...
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At St Patrick’s Cathedral, 40 students from schools across the Diocese came together to not only celebrate World Youth Day but to partake in the youth leaders commissioning Mass, led by Fr Peter Williams AM. ...
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More than 3000 Australian pilgrims, including 170 from the Diocese of Parramatta, will travel to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, making it one of the largest Australian contingents to attend the gathering in its history....
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Pope Francis sends a video message to young people preparing for World Youth Day 2023 set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, encouraging them to use all their creativity to ensure it is a fresh, lively and faith-strengthening experience....