{"id":101479,"date":"2026-07-31T08:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101479"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:29:52","slug":"official-seoul-world-youth-day-song-to-be-released-aug-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/official-seoul-world-youth-day-song-to-be-released-aug-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Seoul World Youth Day song to be released Aug. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

With roughly one year to go before World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, organizers have announced the launch dates for its official theme song. <\/p>\n

In a July 30 press release, the local organizing committee announced the start of the event\u2019s implementation phase, continuing preparations for services to welcome pilgrims.<\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV will also attend the global event, to be held Aug. 3\u20138, 2027. His attendance will continue the trend of a regular papal presence at WYD since St. John Paul II established it in 1985. <\/p>\n

WYD 2027 will be the first WYD to be celebrated in a non-Christian country and only the second in Asia.<\/p>\n

Theme song and tree-planting campaign to launch Aug. 3<\/h2>\n

On Aug. 3, the WYD 2027 countdown will begin, and its official theme song will premiere on its official YouTube channel. The song, \u201cConfidite, Ego Vici Mundum\u201d (\u201cTake Courage! I Have Overcome the World,\u201d in Latin), was the winning composition from 434 submissions and was written by Korean composer Francis Jiyoon Kim.<\/p>\n

\n \"Pilgrims
Pilgrims hold the WYD Seoul 2027 flag at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) in Dili, Timor-Leste, on Aug. 23, 2025. | Credit: WYD Seoul 2027 Local Organizing Committee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That same day, the Breath of Life Global Tree-Planting Campaign will launch, inspired by Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical\u00a0Laudato Si\u2019<\/em>. The campaign will encourage young people to practice ecological stewardship in line with the vision laid out in that encyclical.<\/p>\n

The registration window for WYD 2027 will open in the latter half of 2026, offering pilgrims accommodation, meals, transportation, and insurance services. Volunteers will also be able to register at that time.<\/p>\n

WYD 2027: A celebration of Korean hospitality<\/h2>\n

In the press release, Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung of Seoul, president of the local organizing committee, expressed hope that the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected in Seoul will experience the hospitality of the South Korean people.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will do everything possible to make WYD Seoul 2027 a celebration of hope and a witness to the hospitality and solidarity of Korea and Seoul,\u201d Chung said in the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past three years, we have concentrated on laying the foundations for the event. The year ahead will be the time to complete our preparations and welcome young people from every part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With roughly one year to go before World Youth Day (WYD) in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, organizers have announced the launch dates for its official theme song. In a July 30 press release, the local organizing committee announced the start of the event\u2019s implementation phase, continuing preparations for services to welcome pilgrims. 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