Pope Leo XIV formally announced the 2027 World Youth Day dates during the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth on Aug. 3.

This International Youth Day, 12 August 2025, the ITUC celebrates the power of young people to shape a more just and ...

Twenty years ago, Mark Piper was a teenager from Stoughton, Wisconsin in Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day. The formative ...

International Youth Day 2025 celebrates youth-led action for the SDGs. Held on 12 August, it marks 10 years of the 2030 ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced that the dates of the next World Youth Day, to be held in Seoul, South Korea, will be Aug. 3 ...

The Holy Father announces dates for 2027 World Youth Day in South Korea, after encourgaing youth on the last day of their ...

World Youth Skills Day is marked annually on July 15, highlighting the importance of empowering youth with skills that ensure ...

World Youth Day pilgrims from Spain making their way to Campo da Graça in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 4, 2023. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) ...

This World Youth Day also featured thousands of young people encountering Christ in the sacrament of confession. On Aug. 4, there was a Via Crucis with young people.

A Reflection for World Youth Day Find today’s readings here. It’s early afternoon in Lisbon, Portugal, on the opening day of World Youth Day 2023, and my mother has just sent me a text message.