Fr. Reed Flood, chaplain at Dowling Catholic High School, and Megan Schultz of the Diocese of Des Moines young adult ministry join The Catholic Morning Show to preview World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea. Fr. Flood reflects on his own life-changing pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, while Schultz breaks down registration, cost, and the itinerary for Des Moines-area pilgrims ages 18 to 39. With diocesan registration closing August 31, this conversation is a timely listen for anyone weighing whether to make the trip.
Deacon Mark Campbell sits down with Fr. Reed Flood and Megan Schultz to talk all things World Youth Day 2027, set for August 3-8, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea. Fr. Flood shares memories of his own World Youth Day pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland, in 2016 as a Diocese of Des Moines seminarian, including a "Days in the Diocese" homestay in Warsaw and a visit to the Divine Mercy Shrine. Schultz outlines the Diocese of Des Moines pilgrimage group's plans, including a multi-day stay in Uijeongbu, South Korea, ahead of the main event, and confirms the diocese's registration deadline of August 31, 2026, for pilgrims ages 18-39.
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