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Pope, Curia begin Lenten retreat
February 23, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV and members of the Roman Curia began their Lenten retreat in the Apostolic Palace on the evening of February 22.
The retreat, whose theme is “Enlightened by a Hidden Glory,” concludes on February 27. Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of Trondheim, Norway, who was interviewed on the Catholic Culture Podcast in 2024, is preaching the meditations.
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