Christ the King: The Global Celebration of Young People
The Global Celebration of Young People, which takes place every year on the Solemnity of Christ the King, is an annual celebration of youth and young adults that is undertaken on the local levels of the Church, such as dioceses, eparchies, parishes, schools, and chaplaincies.
These celebrations both strengthen communities, and, through the use of shared scriptural themes, help prepare the Church for its major international gatherings, the next of which will be the Jubilee of Young People in 2025 and then World Youth Day in Seoul, Korea, in 2027.
From 2023 to 2025, the Church reflects on the virtue of hope, the underpinning of the 2025 Holy Year celebration (which has as its theme, "Pilgrims of Hope"). From 2025 to 2027, the Church will reflect on courageous witness in anticipation of the 2027 World Youth Day in Korea, the land of courageous witnesses to Jesus Christ. Those themes are:
- 38th World Youth Day, 2023-2024: “Rejoicing in hope” (cf. Rom 12:12)
- 39th World Youth Day, 2024-2025: “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” (cf. Is 40:31)
- 40th World Youth Day, 2025-2026: "You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” (Jn 15:27)
- 41st World Youth Day, 2026-2027: "Take courage! I have overcome the world" (Jn 16:33)
To learn more about the Global Celebration of Young People and for guides and other resources to assist in planning and organizing events for and themed around young people, please look to our Christ the King Annual page here.