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Pope Leo XIV invites us to “disarm language” during Lent 2026
Replace insults and judgment with listening and kindness in your family, at work, and on social media; give yourself the gift of the Way of the Cross for the persecuted of the Church in Need (ACN)
In his Lenten message for 2026 , Pope Leo XIV invites us to make this time a journey of conversion, also in our words and in the way we communicate. He encourages us to replace insults and hasty judgments with sincere listening, proposing that we “disarm language” and rediscover kindness in our families, workplaces, and online communities.
For this very reason, Aid to the Church in Need offers this Stations of the Cross for persecuted Christians, so that during this Lent you may keep them especially in your prayers and pray alongside these brothers and sisters of ours who, at each station, carry the cross as Jesus did. May this exercise help you grow in listening, compassion, and communion with those who suffer for their faith.
Fernando Bielza Díaz-Caneja. Ecclesiastical Assistant for Aid to the Church in Need
Ayuda a la Iglesia Necesitada
Ayuda a la Iglesia Necesitada (ACN) es la Fundación Pontificia que apoya a la Iglesia católica en su labor evangelizadora en las comunidades más necesitadas, discriminadas y perseguidas del mundo. Cada año, ACN financia más de 5.000 proyectos pastorales y de emergencia humanitaria en más de 130 países. Cuenta con más de 20 oficinas en el mundo (en España desde 1965), dedicadas a informar sobre la realidad de estos cristianos; al fomento de la oración, y a la recaudación de fondos para la cobertura de proyectos. El 100% de los proyectos que desarrolla ACN se sostienen gracias a los donativos de personas físicas u organizaciones que valoran la labor de la Iglesia en el mundo. La Fundación no recibe subvenciones de organismos públicos.
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