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Lent 2023

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How to obtain a plenary indulgence during Holy Week 2023

Apr 3, 2023

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ, Mary and all the saints to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.

Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Sunday Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The Devil Uses "three widespread and dangerous temptations" to Divide Us

Feb 26, 2023

On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis warned of three “widespread and dangerous temptations” that the devil uses to separate us from God and divide us from each other.

Pope Francis arrives at the Paul VI Hall for his weekly general audience on Ash Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: Free Yourself "from the dictatorship of full schedules"

Feb 22, 2023

“This,” the pope said, “is the favorable time to be converted, to stop looking at ourselves and to start looking into ourselves.”

The procession from St. Anselm parish to Santa Sabina preceding Mass for Ash Wednesday in Rome, March 6, 2019. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2023: "We need to listen to Jesus"

Feb 17, 2023

“Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to him as he speaks to us,” Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis on retreat at the Casa Divin Maestro retreat center in Ariccia, Italy, in March 2017. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis to do Private Lenten Retreat in 2023

Jan 20, 2023

Like the two years’ prior, Pope Francis and the Roman Curia will again do the Vatican’s annual Lenten retreat on an individual basis.