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Seoul Gears up to Welcome 1 Mil. Pilgrims for 2027 World Youth Day

Summary by The Korea Times
Up to 1 million people are expected to gather in Seoul for the closing mass of the 2027 World Youth Day (WYD), marking a historic moment as the global Catholic youth festival is held for the first time in a country where Christians do not hold a majority in the population. The WYD Seoul 2027 event, running from Aug. 3 to 8, 2027, will bring an estimated 400,000 international pilgrims from around 190 countries together with 100,000 domestic parti…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Mi-hye = At the 2027 Seoul World Youth Day (WYD) to be held in Seoul next August, 500,000... from around the world together with Pope Leo XIV

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The Organizing Committee for the 2027 Seoul World Youth Day has announced the schedule for the event, which will be held from August 3 to 8 next year. The opening Mass and the welcoming ceremony for the Pope will take place at the Sangam World Cup Stadium, while the closing Mass will be held at Seoul Airport. 400,000 people from 190 countries around the world are expected to participate.

[Digital Daily Reporter Cho Eun-byeol] Pope Leo XIV will visit Korea for the 2027 World Youth Day (WYD), where Catholic youth from around the world will gather. The organizing committee announced that it expects 500,000 pilgrims from across the globe to attend the event and stated that it will minimize inconvenience to citizens while implementing safety measures for attendees, such as accommodation and the extreme heat. World Youth Day is an ev…

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조선일보 broke the news on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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