Pope announces World Youth Day to return to Asia in 2027, urges young people 'not to be afraid'
Young pilgrims from South Korea celebrate with their national flag and with Pope Francis after he announced Sunday, Aug. 6, at the end of a mass at Parque Tejo in Lisbon that the next World Youth Day, will be in Seoul, South Korea in 2027.
(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis told young people on Sunday the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day in Portugal with a massive open-air Mass and an announcement that the next edition would be held in Asia for the first time in three decades.
News that Seoul, South Korea would host World Youth Day in 2027 was a reflection of the continent's increasing importance to the Catholic Church, given the church is young and growing there, whereas it is withering in traditionally Christian lands in Europe...
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