Asian Catholics begin spiritual, logistical preparations for World Youth Day Seoul 2027

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Catholic youth across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are preparing for World Youth Day 2027, scheduled for Aug. 3–8 in Seoul, South Korea, with Church leaders describing the gathering as an opportunity for spiritual renewal, cultural exchange, and witness.Bangladesh, home to roughly 400,000 Catholics, expects to send at least 1,000 young people and animators to Seoul, according to Father Bikash James Rebeiro, CSC, secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Youth and national youth coordinator for the Catholic Church…