By LiCAS.news
SOUTH KOREA – Young people from South Korea and abroad joined a four-day pilgrimage along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to call for peace and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.
The “2025 Wind of Peace: DMZ World Youth Peace Pilgrimage,” held from Jul 10 – 13, was organized by the Korea Reconciliation Committee of the Archdiocese of Seoul.
It gathered about 40 participants, including youth from previous pilgrimages who helped organize this year’s event.“There can be no world peace without peace on the Korean Peninsula,” the pilgrims declared.
The committee, led by Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung, said the event is part of its Jubilee Year activities. “Young people must be trained to be more active and engaged in the Church,” Archbishop Chung said.
Simon, a task force member originally from North Korea, said the event was a product of “open communication and collaboration” among youth, clergy, and staff.
On the first day, pilgrims visited Odusan Unification Tower and looked across the Imjingang River into North Korea.
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