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Lent 2026 in Rome

This EWTN Vaticano episode explores four powerful Lenten themes unfolding in Rome — from the ancient Station Churches

Ash Wednesday: Pope Leo XIV Begins Lent with Rome’s Station Church

Rome’s Aventine Hill—one of the city’s seven historic hills and a place steeped in early Christian worship—will mark
Priest stepping into the confessional at St. Mary Major in Rome. Credit: EWTN Vatican

Lent and the Power of Confession

The forty days of Lent invite Christians to look inward. It is a season that calls for examination
Fr. Wenceslao Vial in an interview with EWTN Vatican. Credit: EWTN Vaticano screenshot.

Where Psychology Meets the Sacraments: Confession

He was trained to heal with a scalpel — and later called to heal in the confessional. Father
Pope Leo makes his first pastoral visit to a Roman parish on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN Vatican

Pope Leo XIV: Lent in 5 of Rome’s Parishes

This Lent, beginning February 15, Pope Leo XIV will step beyond the Vatican walls and into the neighborhoods
Pope Leo at Sunday's Angelus from the Apostolic Palace on February 8, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Nigeria, Sends Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV addressed escalating violence in Nigeria, extended humanitarian aid to war-torn Ukraine, and approved key developments
Marysia and her mother, Agata Szlązak. Our Lady of Lourdes. Credit: EWTN Vatican

World Day of the Sick: When Suffering Becomes Prayer

Each year on Feb. 11—the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes—the Church observes the World Day of the
Pope Leo celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, February 2, 2026. Credit: Daniel Ibanez | EWTN Vatican.

The Origins and Meaning of Candlemas

Thousands of small flames flicker in the air, dancing beneath the vaulted ceilings of St. Peter’s Basilica. One
Facade of Milan's Cathedral. Credit: Canva. Olympic Cross. Credit: EWTN Vatican.

The Church at the Olympics: A Cross of Unity Arrives in Milan

As Milan prepares to welcome the world for the upcoming Winter Games, the Catholic Church is also opening
Via della Conciliazione leading to St. Peter's gift, a gift of Mussolini to the Vatican City State. Credit: Canva

How the Vatican Became a Country

A secretive deal, a historic compromise. February 11, 1929, marked a key moment in the modern history of

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