Message of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026 on the theme
‘Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion’
‘I invite you to an unappreciated form of abstinence: refrain from words that offend and hurt our neighbour.’
‘As we begin our journey through Lent let us ask the Lord to grant us the gift of true conversion of heart, so that we may better respond to His love for us and share that love with those around us.’
Pope Leo XIV
