Leo’s Lenten Retreat Provides Further Insight Into His Pontificate

February 22, 2026 World News

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The Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, viewed from the entrance toward the altar. Adorned with Michelangelo’s frescoes of the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion of St. Peter, the chapel is the site of this year’s Lenten retreat for Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia.

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s bold choice of Bishop Erik Varden as retreat leader speaks volumes.

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