Pope Leo XIV has announced that the dates of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, August 3rd through 8th, 2027. “After this jubilee, the ‘pilgrimage of hope’ of young people continues and will take us to Asia,” the pontiff said. This new edition of World Youth Day, he said, will mark an important stage in the faith journey of the new generations. The theme will be: “Take courage, I have overcome the world.”