Lent 2026: Pope Leo XIV Urges Listening, Fasting, and Community Renewal

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The Vatican releases the full text of Pope Leo XIV's Lent 2026 message, urging conversion through listening to God's word, fasting as self-denial that clarifies desires and speech, and a communal, justice-driven journey—calling the faithful to listen to the cries of the poor and of the Earth and to transform relationships in a civilization of love.
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