Pope Leo XIV invites youth to Seoul for World Youth Day 2027
Registration for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 opened Thursday. On the same day, Pope Leo XIV released a video message inviting young people around the world to the Catholic gathering in the Korean capital next summer. "Today, as registration opens for next year’s World Youth Day, I warmly invite each of you to Seoul," the pope said in the message, which the Holy See Press Office released at 7 p.m. Korea time. "This is not merely an invitation to see a new city. It is a call to set out on a pilgrim
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same announcement: registration opening for World Youth Day Seoul 2027 alongside the Pope's invitation video, with no conflicting facts.
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