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Pope announces next World Youth Day will be in Seoul, South Korea in 2027

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis announced Sunday that the next World Youth Day, the big Catholic faith festival, will be held in Seoul, South Korea in 2027. The announcement marks the first time the festival returns to Asia since 1995, when millions of people turned out for one of St. John Paul II’s biggest events, in Manila, Philippines. Francis announced the location Sunday at the end of the Lisbon edition of World Youth Day.

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