The Pope and the Roman Curia organise the Lenten Spiritual Exercises 2023

From the evening of Sunday 26 February to Friday 3 March

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Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia
26 February – 3 March 2023

Holy See Press Office Communiqué, 20.01.2023


The Holy Father invites the Cardinals residing in Rome, the Heads of Dicasteries and the Superiors of the Roman Curia, to live a period of Spiritual Exercises in a personal way, suspending work and gathering in prayer from the afternoon of Sunday 26 February to the afternoon of Friday 3 March, the first week of Lent.

During that week all the Holy Father’s engagements will be suspended, including the General Audience on Wednesday 1 March.