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See you in Seoul, South Korea for World Youth Day 2027!

Interested in participating in World Youth Day 2027? 

Fill out this form to receive the most up-to-date information. 

 

Questions? Email us or call 808-203-6763

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What is World Youth Day?

World Youth Day (WYD) is an international gathering of young adults (primarily between the ages of 18-39) from all over the world with the Pope. It is a pilgrimage, a celebration, an expression of the universal Church and an intense moment of evangelization for young adults worldwide. Although its Catholic identity is clearly evident, WYD opens its doors to everyone, no matter how close to or distant from the Church they are. 

Since its first edition in Rome in 1986, World Youth Day has proven to be a laboratory of faith, a place of birth for vocations to marriage and consecrated life, and an instrument for the evangelization and transformation of the Church.  It aims to provide all participants with a universal Church experience, fostering a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. It is a new stimulus to the faith, hope and charity of the entire host country community. With young people as its protagonists, World Youth Day also seeks to promote peace, unity and fraternity among peoples and nations around the world. 

 

 The official English version of the World Youth Day Theme Song for 2023:

            

News about World Youth Day:

See you in Seoul in 2027 (dated August 5, 2023)

Pope Francis' message to young people of World Youth Day 2023 (dated January 19, 2023)

Read coverage about World Youth Day - Lisbon 2023 from the Hawaii Catholic Herald:

Bishop Silva among those in Lisbon for World Youth Day (dated August 2, 2023)

World Youth Day, the Vigil: the crowds, the sun, the walking, the pope (dated August 30, 2023)

View pictures from the Stateside Pilgrimage 2023:

  

View Bishop's message to Hawai'i Stateside Pilgrims from Lisbon. 

View recording of the livestream of Hawai'i Stateside Pilgrimage. 

 

 Read coverage of our Stateside Pilgrimage 2019 from the Hawaii Catholic Herald:

 Oahu events planned to coincide with World Youth Day events in Panama City

 World Youth Day Hawaii attendees energized at vigil

 

 

Are you an alumni of World Youth Day?

Register to be part of National World Youth Day USA Alumni Network.

World Youth Day is not the destination, but one point along the pilgrimage of life. As a WYD alumni, you are still on that journey. Connect with other US citizens who have participated in a World Youth Day event, either stateside or internationally, at least once in the past thirty years since these gatherings began in 1984. Over one-half million people in the USA have been to a World Youth Day event - are you one of them? If so, connect with the national alumni network today.